[slbnet] LBBG's, Glaucous and Thayers as well

[Tim Avery]

Yesterday I helped with the Great Salt Lake Audubon field trip to Decker Lake and Lee Kay Ponds.  Decker lake was covered with gulls, 900 was a rough count with about 1/2 California and 1/2 Ring-billed.  There were 5 Herring Gulls mixed in as well.  Pomera Fronce spotted a WILSON'S SNIPE on the far end of the lake feeding near some waterfowl.

At Lee Kay Ponds there was also a nice flock of gulls on the ice.  From the observation deck/gazebo several of us were able to get pretty good looks at 2 - 1st winter LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, as well as sevearl THAYER'S GULLS.  A Harrier flushed all the birds, and a beautiful 1st winter GLAUCOUS GULL flew past and circled a couple times before heading off to the dump.  Unfortunatley, most of the group hadn't arrived yet and missed out.

On the west end of the main pond where the water remains open, one of the LBBG's decided to hang out for a while, as well as 4 - 1st winter THAYER'S GULLS.

A few of us headed to Lake Park afterwards to see if any geese were around.  None were, but 2 Pied-billed Grebes were on the small "creek" that runs through the golf course.

Good Birding

Tim
Salt Lake City, Utah
tanager at timaverybirding.com
http://www.timaverybirding.com
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