Bonaparte's Gull & 5 Snowy Egrets at Nik & Nik's

Observers: Jim & Debby Parker
Email: jimndebbyatquenetdotcom
Remote Name: 209.221.223.116
Date: 04/09/2006
Time: 11:55 AM -0400

Sighting

This smaller delicate long-narrow-winged looking Gull had a black head, white wedge on the leading edge to the primaries with a narrow black line on the trailing edges, seen from above & below. We watched the gull sit on the water picking food (flies?) off the surface with its dark bill. The Egrets were in breeding plumage with fluffy white chest feathers, black legs with yellow feet and dark bills.