Friday, April 9, 2021

Windy with a chance of Bonaparte's

  

Back-to-back days with strong northwest winds in April brings a chance of seeing Bonaparte's Gulls (Chroicocephalus philadelphia).  I spotted this flock out over Bodega Harbor this afternoon (at least 16 individuals, not all in the photo).  I thought they might have been terns at first, but I stopped the car and got out to take a quick photo with my zoom lens and then could see their head and wing markings.

For another example of Bonaparte's Gulls with some closer views, check out the post called "Taiga bound" from 4 May 2015.

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