I first noticed one imm. bird that was out over the water. It came into land and brought others with it. They were spooked off the beach before dark and did not return. Photos of some of the gulls here on my blog (scroll down): http://donaldthebirder.blogspot.com/2013/10/cold-air-good-birds.html -- Donald Morse Jr. New Richmond, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]