ML646993316

Observation details

3rd record for Canada, 4th for NA; Data extracted from: Birders Journal, Volume 4, Number 1; uploaded March 4, 2013 by Alvan Buckley The Osprey, vol. 26, no. 03-04 (December 1995). The adult Yellow-legged Gull found at Quidi Vidi Lake during the St. John's CBC on Dec 26 [1994] was seen regularly until Jan 26 and again Feb 16 & 25 (m obs; photos). Atlantic Provinces Region. Field Notes. Summer 1995. Ian McLaren. An ad. Yellow-legged Gull spent Dec 26-Feb 26 in St. John's, NF (BM et al.), where the first North American sighting was made by Mactavish in 1985. He notes that Newfoundland is only 1200 mi from the nearest possible source in the Azores.