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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Molebird on April 12, 2014, 09:25:37 AM

Title: Bonaparte's Gulls at Sam Smith's
Post by: Molebird on April 12, 2014, 09:25:37 AM

A couple of male Bonaparte's Gulls with about four females just west of the "Wimbrel bench" yesterday.  Very close to the shore.  A beautiful sight - a lifer for us.

Title: Re: Bonaparte's Gulls at Sam Smith's
Post by: thouc on April 12, 2014, 10:15:13 AM

Nice find, I had a few of them on Monday. I don't think you can tell the difference between males and females, the one's with hoods have acquired their breeding plumage, while other's still have their winter plumage.

Title: Re: Bonaparte's Gulls at Sam Smith's
Post by: Molebird on April 12, 2014, 10:31:44 AM

Thank you Thouc.  Thought the ones with the smudge on the cheek were female.  You're right - as always.

Title: Re: Bonaparte's Gulls at Sam Smith's
Post by: Dinusaur on April 19, 2014, 10:25:49 PM

Today I saw quite a few at CSSP - flying over water away from shore. Some have completely black  hood while others speckled hood - these are probably juveniles. It's also a lifer for me.