12/10/2023 0 Comments Venture seas gullDam in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Herring Gull AAF was seen again last week on the shorelines of Beacon, New York! (what a strange coincidence in names?) On January 22nd about 30 members of the Ralph T. As the gull flies, a journey back to Sable would be 1180 km (730 miles). These places are about 1250 km (770 miles) apart. January 22nd AAF was spotted at Beacon, NY, on the shores of the Hudson River. October 3 and 7th found AAF at Beacon St. AAF has been our most frequently sighted Herring Gull from Sable Island. With a few more sightings between now and the breeding season we should be able to “track” AAF’s migration north and have a basic understanding of year-round ranging patterns. It’s exciting to get multiple sightings of a single bird throughout the year since this gives a good picture of their wintering range. I don’t think anywhere else in NJ has the numbers that we get here.” Spruce Run Reservoir is a staging area for lesser black-backed gulls at this time of year. Sometimes there are several thousand gulls there. The boat launch is not used much at this time of year so the beach area is probably the most popular spot for the gull flock to hang out on the reservoir. A few herring and lesser black-backed gulls were also present. Alan Boyd reported this bird who comments “It was associating with a mixed gull flock, mainly ring-billed. On March 6th AAF was found at Spruce Run Reservoir near Clinton, NJ. AAF was tagged in June, spotted twice in October in northern Nova Scotia, multiple sightings along the Hudson River in New York state, and has now been seen in New Jersey. Herring Gull AAF has by far become the “frequent flyer” of our gull marking program.
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