http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/ Montana's Outdoor Birding Group Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:38:48 GMT Michael Schwitters http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7453 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7453 MOBsters, The gull gave me some distant, windy opportunities for digiscopes. I have posted a couple to the Mike Schwitters album. The enlarged shot shows the Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:23:09 GMT Arla Eckert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7452 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7452 We lost it after 4 when a kayak went by. More folks came and we looked until after 5. It was fun to see folks from all around the state who all had a common Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:15:22 GMT Michael Schwitters http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7451 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7451 Sharon and all, The gull returned to the coop not long afterward, and was seen by several more of us who chased it. I left at 4PM and it was still present in Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:58 GMT Craig Messerman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7450 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7450 Just added it to my backyard list (a first). Swimming peacefully and occasionally diving in the Clark Fork behind Ben Hughes subdivision near East Missoula. -- Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:43:00 GMT JoshuaC http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7449 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7449 I found a lone female WHITE-WINGED SCOTER on the north end of Foy Lake today just outside of Kalispell. A great bird, and a new State bird for me!!! Also, a Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:27:05 GMT Sharon Dewart-Hansen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7448 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7448 Hail, Hail, the gang was all here. In our search for the LBBG, we met a few of the other birders from the south, Wayne, Gary, Byron, etc. Those of us lucky Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:16:55 GMT Daniel http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7447 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7447 Arla, Beth et al: I agree with Chuck, that based on the size, description and photos this bird does seem to be an adult Lesser Black-backed. It would still be Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:51:40 GMT Chuck Carlson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7446 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7446 Mobsters The Cackling Geese are here in good numbers now. I've posted two photos in my album of a small part of a much larger flock that was on the First Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:45:25 GMT Chuck Carlson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7445 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7445 Beth That sure looks like a Lesser Black-backed Gull from the photos that have been posted. Good find! Chuck Carlson chuckcmt@... Ft. Peck MT Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:25:23 GMT Arla Eckert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7444 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7444 I just posted a photo of a map showing where I saw the Lesser Black-backed Gull today here in Great Falls. This is for any of you wanting to try for it. It has Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:50:54 GMT Arla Eckert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7443 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7443 Hi all, I just posted the photos on mob I got today of our odd ball gull. Arla Eckert Great Falls Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:06:27 GMT Beth Hill http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7442 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7442 I didn't have any luck with fast glances at the river at just before 1 pm and 5 pm. Apparently Arla saw it arrive at 5 and leave about 15 minutes later. We Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:54:49 GMT Arla Eckert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7441 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7441 I could not find it all day, then was sitting in my van looking at the sand bar where Beth had it just before dark yesterday and it was there again behind a Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:23:26 GMT Beth Hill http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7440 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7440 After googling some pictures of the said gull - the non-breeding plumage just jumped out at me as what I saw last night on a sand bar just upstream of Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:48:42 GMT Beth Hill http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7439 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MOB-Montana/message/7439 I just wonder if it may not be there for the winter. The Great Falls Long-tailed Duck was here most of a winter one year. Maybe you have our wanderer. Beth