I posted the sighting down below on Nov 30, 2014. Again yesterday, Jan 2, 2016, I saw a Black-headed Gull at the same location.
Yesterday's bird was in adult basic plumage - and I am intrigued that it may be the same individual that was seen last winter as an immature along the shore of northern New Rochelle and Larchmont at the Premium Mill Pond. The gull was seen (and photographed) swimming in the back left corner of the Mill Pond -(if you are looking from Red Bridge on Pryer Manor Road) - at around 3:30 PM yesterday. Nothing else remarkable was spotted on the water. There were about 15 Hooded Mergansers, a few American Wigeon, a pair of Mute Swans, and a few dozen Mallards and Canada Geese. Jim Coe From: James Coe [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2014 12:22 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Black-headed Gull at Premium Mill Pond, Larchmont (Westchester County) On an otherwise lackluster and rather routine afternoon of birding the Premium Mill Pond and Larchmont shoreline, I found one immature Black-headed Gull wading along the shore of the Mill Pond at low tide, with a Ring-bill. I was just visiting the area for the holiday, but I grew up nearby, and have birded the Premium Mill Pond area consistently for more than 40 years. This was the very first Black-headed Gull I've seen in Larchmont. Photo posted on Flicker: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/128937910@N05/15291103373"; title="BlackheadGull Premium 11 28 14 by James Coe, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7564/15291103373_ae7dd338d8_z.jpg"; width="640" height="480" alt="BlackheadGull Premium 11 28 14"></a> James Coe 168 Alcove Road Hannacroix, NY 12087 518 731-6981 www.jamescoe.com -- 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/ --
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