Laughing Gull in Northampton County! ~ March 13, 2005

Mike Schall was down at the 'Forks of the Delaware' in Easton on the 12th and found a Laughing Gull. The bird was still there when I arrived and posed for photos.

Laughing Gull at the 'Forks of the Delaware' in Easton, Northampton County. This photo shows the dusky head, the white arcs around the eye, and the dark bill, legs, and wingtips. This bird was found a month earlier than the previous 'early date' for the area. A coastal gull, it is rarely found in our area, usually only occurring after storms with easterly winds.

Laughing Gull at the 'Forks of the Delaware' in Easton, Northampton County. This photo shows the dark gray back, the grayish-brown upperwings with darker trailing edge, and the wide, dark band across the tail.
Mike's find provided me with a new county bird.

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