Birders, At about 3:30 this afternoon, my Mom and I discovered a Laughing Gull sitting on the Port Dover pier in the company of Ring-billed and Herring Gulls. I was able to study it for about an hour before it eventually flew East and likely landed somehere in the harbor, just East of the pier. The bird was in definitive basic plumage, perhaps just moulting into 3rd basic, with 3-4 outer primaries growing (P10 barely started). Places to check would be the pier itself, the beach, or the harbor.
Good birding, Tim Lucas Waterford, ON Directions: Port Dover is located on the North shore of Lake Erie in Norfolk County, about 15 minutes South of Simcoe. Drive South East on Main St. Until the end. Turn right onto Harbor St.. This will take you straight to the pier. There is parking at the end of Harbor St. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
