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| Franklin's Gull by Island 1 on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel; November 13,2015. Photo by Ned Brinkley |
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk, by Steve Thornhill
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Franklin's Gulls
A strong storm in the Midwest and Great Lakes region this past Wednesday pushed large amounts of Franklin's Gulls to the eastern half of the continent. An article on Ebird (http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/frgu2015/) describes the fallout and includes several links, such as a map of recent sightings. Franklin's Gulls have been identified along the Virginia coast on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT), Island 1 on the CBBT, the pier at Kiptopeke State Park, and at Rudee Inlet.
~Katie Rittenhouse
