I observed the GHGU 3 Aug 11 with a good friend, we noticed the Gray hooded gull and many Laughers preferred to show up at mid day, it was very hot with many bathers on the beach, eating snacks and their mid day lunches. That gull and all the other LAGUs are opportunistic feeders. They have figured out people feed the gulls. The Laughers like drinking fresh water from the palm tree fountain + the cold water spray must be refreshing, I know it was for me and others sitting downwind:) I noticed, left of the bath houses there are 2 roof-covered sitting buildings, with set of stairs leading down to the beach. At the top of the stairs is a yellow hose for cleaning your feet off. If the fountain isn't on, maybe someone could fashion the trigger to stay on, and shoot it out onto the beach for "gull fresh water". Bring some "chum". Just a thought. Good Luck seeing this wonderful gull :).
A BIG thank you goes out to the folks who saw and photographed it and got the word out so quickly. Dan Furbish, Middletown, NY Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
