[Birdtalk] Bonaparte's at Lee Kay Ponds

[Colby Neuman]

Here's a summary of first reports of the year for Bonaparte's Gull in Utah
(entered into www.ebird.org) over the past few years...

2007 - March 26th - Bear River - Kevin James
2006 - Feb 18th - Antelope Island - Tim Avery
2005 - April 6th - Pineview Reservoir - observer unknown
2004 - April 12th - Scofield Reservoir - Eric Huish
2003 - March 15th - Wales Reservoir - Eric Huish
2002 - April 13th - Bear River - Larry Draper
2001 - no sightings
2000 - April 9th - Bear River - Cliff Weisse

Colby

On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Tim Avery <tanager at timaverybirding.com>
wrote:

>  Deedee et, all,
>
> Although, we don't see a whole lot of Bonaparte's Gulls in Salt Lake
> County, there are usually a few seen in the spring and fall moving through.
> It's about the right time, typically April is a good month to be on the
> lookout for these tiny gulls.  I see them occasionally at Saltair, but have
> seen a few between Lee Kay and Lee's Creek.
>
> Thanks for posting your sightings!
>
> Good Birding
>
> Tim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Deedee &/or Dick O'Brien <d-dobrien at comcast.net>
> *To:* Utah Birds <birdtalk at utahbirds.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, March 21, 2008 10:53 AM
> *Subject:* [Birdtalk] Bonaparte's at Lee Kay Ponds
>
> A quick trip to Lee Kay Ponds yesterday afternoon in hopes of seeing
> Avocets (no luck) didn't produce much of interest except two Bonaparte's
> Gulls feeding in the water apart from the many California gulls. I was
> surprised, as I've only seen Bonaparte's along the Causeway and they were
> always in small flocks. Is this unusual?
> Deedee
>
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