There were 4 Laughing Gulls on the beach at Alum Creek SP this evening (6:30pm). All were in first winter plumage and at one time were within 30 yards of each other.

There also were 600 Ring-billed, 15 Herring, 3 Bonaparte's Gulls and 6 Forster's Terns.

Rick Asamoto
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