Franklin's Gulls

Georgia Birding and Nature

Franklin's Gulls

Michael Beohm and I discovered this Franklin's Gull at Tybee Island on 11/20/05.

Update: The bird continues to be seen into mid-December.

I think this was the only Franklin's reported in GA for the year.

Here is a Franklin's Gull that Michael Beohm found on Jekyll Island, Oct 2004. (Shown below)

Michael Beohm and I did some birding on the GA coast yesterday, 11/20/05. The weather was windy with mist and rain for most of the day, but the birding was good.

We first checked Tybee Island:

Franklin's Gull (1)

Red-throated Loon (11)

Sandwich Tern (5)

Surf Scoter (11)

Purple Sandpiper (5)

Black Scoter (500+)

Northern Gannet (100+)

Common Loon (5)

Bald Eagle (1)

American Oystercatcher (42)

Great Black-backed Gull (3)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (10+)

We then checked the south beach of Jekyll Island. The rain hampered our efforts there. Highlights were:

Reddish Egret (1)

Caspian Tern (1)

We finally made a quick check of Andrew's Island Causeway. We were surprised to find:

American White Pelican (50+)

Roseate Spoonbill (3)

Mottled/Black Duck (2)

American Avocet (11)

Eric Beohm