October 11th, 2005. Rereat Meadows, Brattleboro, VT.
| Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia.
| Perhaps connected to the inland movement of small gulls in the CT River Valley, this Bonaparte's Gull put in a very brief appearance on the Retreat Meadows at 3pm. It was the only gull present on the water, though a few American Herring and Ring-billed Gulls
migrated overhead. The only other place that I could recall seeing
Bonaparte's Gull inland in New England was on Lake Champlain VT, in
October 2004.
| | Taken using Canon Powershot A-95 through Leica 10x42 binoculars. |
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