[redcliffs] Sabine's Gulls; Common Tern

[rfridell]

Hello, 

This afternoon (9/18) there were three juvenile Sabine's Gulls at Quail Creek State Park. I took a few photos and watched them fly off to the south.  I checked briefly at the SR-9 Ponds but could not relocate the gulls, so I went on over to Sand Hollow State Park.  I did see two Sabine's Gulls at Sand Hollow; I presume they were the same, but I don't know where the third gull went. It's also possible that these were different gulls and the others stopped at the sewer ponds or Stratton Pond. 

I also saw my first Common Tern of the fall; an adult moving into winter plumage (showing bold black carpal bars). 

Regards, 

Rick Fridell
Hurricane, Ut