I started the day at Mill Pond where I found my target bird - the continuing Common Gallinule. I had to walk around the entire pond/ lake but eventually found it. I've seen it before but wanted to check it out again since I saw photos online showing it had more color.
There were reports of an odd gull at Old Field Point Lighthouse so I went with a friend to check it out. We arrived at the scene and I separated myself from the other birders that were searching for it and I found the gull on the rocks that stuck out into the sound. Later on I saw a continuing white Glaucous Gull and a few Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Other birders saw an Iceland Gull but the vantage point at Old Field isn't birder friendly so couldn't see it. The gull in question hasn't been confirmed as of yet. The default would be Lesser Black Backed x Herring (Appledore) but a bunch of birders suggest it's the argentus subspecies AKA European Herring Gull. The photo of the bird has been posted on FB pages North American Gulls and Western Paleartic Gulls and an almost equal amount of birders have said the gull is one or the other.
We also tried looking for a continuing Shrike at North Fork Preserve but came up empty handed.
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| Common Gallinule |
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| potential European Herring Gull |
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| potential European Herring Gull |
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| potential European Herring Gull |
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| potential European Herring Gull |
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| odd Herring Gull? also had yellowish legs |
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| Glaucous Gull |
