Date: 12/11/24 8:34 am From: Zach DuFran <zdufran...> Subject: Re: Guthrie Lake - Little Gull
I went up to Guthrie Lake this morning (Wednesday) and could not find it.
There were a handful of Bonaparte's Gulls, but clearly none of them had the
wing, head, or tail pattern of a Little Gull.
Zach DuFran
Norman, OK
On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 8:58 AM drhal2 Yocum <drhal2...> wrote:
> I went up on Sunday afternoon(2PM). It had been easily seen Sunday AM. My
> first pass at the lake and from the dam was fruitless. I drove the east
> side stopping wherever I could scan the lake with binocs- nothing.
> I drove back along the north side . Saw another birder - L. Newman. He was
> on it with his scope but it was out there nearer to the east side and
> constantly moving in flight. With some locater clues of far shore markings
> as it moved up and down the lake with a Bonaparte’s gull I could find it as
> it flew around. The back side wing dark colored M pattern was easily
> visible as it turned, even with my 8 x 42 binocs.
> It was indeed hard to spot and follow as it flew followed by the
> Bonaparte’s. Locating it ref. stationary landmarks on east side worked
> better.
> Always flying very low , within 10 feet of the water.
> Just working the low flying gulls along the lake , down & back up might be
> the answer.
> Good luck
> May have gone over to Liberty Lake.
> Hal Yocum
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 11, 2024, at 7:37 AM, Matthew Ratcliffe <mtratcliffe...>
> wrote:
>
>
> It looks like a few people tried. I've struck out on it twice now. On
> Monday, I went in the afternoon around 4 PM. There were a lot of
> Bonaparte's Gulls there but I could not get any of them to be a Little
> Gull. Late afternoons don't appear to be a reliable time for it.
>
> Matt
> Choctaw, OK
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> *From:* okbirds <OKBIRDS...> on behalf of Zach DuFran <
> <zdufran...>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 10, 2024 9:08 PM
> *To:* <OKBIRDS...> <OKBIRDS...>
> *Subject:* Re: [OKBIRDS] Guthrie Lake - Little Gull
>
> I did not see any reports of the Little Gull today (Tuesday). Did anyone
> go and look for it?
>
> Zach DuFran
> Norman, OK
>
> On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 3:13 PM Landon Neumann <landonneumann25...>
> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Bird still present at 3 pm. Easiest to see from west side.
>
> Landon Neumann
> Stillwater OK
>
>
