I had a Laughing Gull (see details below) among a large number of gulls, including 2 late Iceland Gulls west of RK McMillan Park today. Also a Black-billed Cuckoo flying from the park over the water to the mainland, a Common Loon close to shore and all swallow species except Tree :!:
Mississauga--RK McMillan Park, Peel, CA-ON
May 16, 2014 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 kilometer(s)
22 species
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 2
Long-tailed Duck 50
Common Loon 1
Red-necked Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Laughing Gull 1 Dark-headed gull, about the size of a Long-tailed Duck (could compare as they were fairly nearby each other). Bill much longer and thicker than Bonaparte's Gull, with a slight hook at the end. Bill looked dark, but the light was pretty bad. White eye-ring, mainly behind the eye. Mantle darker than Ring-billed Gull with black wing tip without spots. On the west side of the tip of the park. Scope necessary for good views.
Ring-billed Gull 300
Herring Gull 20
Iceland Gull 2 Light coloured white-winged gulls slightly larger than Ring-billed Gull, smaller than Herring Gull.
Caspian Tern 1
Common Tern 30
Black-billed Cuckoo 1 In flight
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Purple Martin 5
Bank Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 10
Cliff Swallow 5
European Starling 10
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 10
House Sparrow 1
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