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Newfoundland Gulls 17 to 23 January 2008
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Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahelis) at centre at Quidi
Vidi Lake on 19 January 2008. |
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St. John's Dump on 20
January 2008. Left to right are Jan Doherty (Ontario), Willie D'Anna
and Betsy Potter (New York State), Kevin McLaughlin (Ontario), Bruce
Mactavish (Newfoundland) and Ron Pittaway (Ontario). Bruce uses a
"baby carriage" that he found and stores at the dump to transport
his camera, scope and gulling essentials for the 1 km walk every
Sunday into the dump. Thousands of gulls feed and rest at the dump. |
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Slaty-backed Gull at St. John's Dump on 20 January 2008. One of
two that we saw daily in St. John's. |
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Slaty-backed Gull at St. John's Dump on 20 January 2008. |
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Nelson's Gull on 20 January 2008. This hybrid between Herring
and Glaucous Gull is frequent in St. John's in winter. |
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Glaucous x Great
Black-backed Gull hybrid on 20 January 2008. This hybrid
combination is regular in Newfoundland. We saw three different
individuals at the dump. This hybrid combination may originate from
the Coast of Labrador where Glaucous and Great Black-backed occur
together. |
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Large
numbers of gulls visit Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's after feeding
at sea or at the dump. |
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