Ned and everyone,
Andrew Thornton from NC photographed a Franklin's Gull on CBBT #1 about 30
minutes ago.
Best,
--Matt Anthony
College of William & Mary
On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Ned Brinkley <23cahow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Currently there is a large flight of the species occurring in the
mid-Atlantic states north of Virginia.
If history, such as the 1998 flight, is any guide, this will be a rather
quick event, probably only today and tomorrow possibly on Sunday, will be
mostly coastal, and will involve dozens of birds. Counts from Cape May are
already fairly large, in the dozens. If anyone has time to get out to the
coast, or to Craney Island, those would be optimal locations. Four have
reached Ocean City, Maryland as of 10 AM today. In the past, Virginia has
missed out on these events, mostly because there was no one watching the
coast at the time. Very, very few Franklin's have been documented by
photograph in Virginia.
Ned Brinkley,
Cape Charles, Virginia
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