All, Chris Hayward and Malia DeFelice found the adult KELP GULL about 7pm this evening at the mouth of Pilarcitos Creek in Half Moon Bay. I arrived about 7:20 and had the bird in view for about 25 minutes before the bird flew north. It landed with another group of gulls but disappeared again. There were numerous flocks of gulls scattered on the beach. It was in a flock of Western and California Gulls on the beach. My photos are at... http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/KelpGullP1070970.htm This is presumably the same Kelp Gull which moved between Ano Nuevo, Half Moon Bay and the Farallons in April and May of last year and which was photographed on Southeast Farallon April 26 of this year. Good luck! -- Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA |
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