Turner's Falls, MA. November 8th & 11th, 2005.
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Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan. First-winter.
| Although the image quality is poor due to fading light, I was really lucky to capture enough detail on this first-winter Franklin's Gull
to establish its identity. Of course, the views in the field were much
more satisfactory. This bird apparently showed quite well for a lucky
few at Barton Cove on November 12th. About the third record for Western Massachusetts.
| Update from Nov 10th - Regarding records of this species for Western Massachusetts, Seth Kellogg has kindly provided this information;
Only two records for Franklins Gull, (or perhaps three)
September 15 - 22, 1986 in Amherst, at the Amherst landfill.
September 22, 1986 a bird found at the Longmeadow Sandbar may have been the Amherst bird on its way south.
June 28, 1997 a bird was seen at Lake Onota, near Pittsfield by Bob Goodrich.
| All images taken using Canon Powershot A-95 through
Swarovski HD telescope and Leica 10x42 binoculars. |
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