I once drive an hour to SF in search of a possible Blackburnian Warbler report. When I got there my photos showed it was actually a Townsend’s x YRW hybrid. Really cool experience.
Certainly not a gull, but here in AZ we had a spectacular hybrid hummingbird show up for several years at Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior, AZ, which is about an hour's drive east of Phoenix. The hummingbird was eventually caught (and released) by a couple of hummingbird experts/banders and he was determined to be a Broad-billed/Violet-crowned cross. He was also named, but I can't remember what the name was. Great video and information about The Colonel! Seems like he's done well!!!
@@BadgerlandBirding It was way back in 2008! And I think his name was El Cetrin, or something like that. I have a couple of not so great photos of him, but they're pretty close up!
Love the birds backstory! Not a hybrid, but I spotted a yellow house finch this year. I guess that is a rare coloring anomaly. He stayed in my yard a few days!
@@lwends9818 if you’re feeding them a lot of bread over time they can deal with lack of nutrients but if it’s chumming gulls like this one time, they just get full and then go back to eating whatever trash or fish they find afterwards. The main issue with bread is if it becomes a regular part of a bird’s diet.
@@BadgerlandBirding I live in Jacksonville4 and they tell me that the wildlife (ducks and turkeys) get jutting feathers that it is because people feed them bread.
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A Swiss rye is difficult bread to throw for a first-time bread thrower... valiant effort, Ryan
@@ntw_Luke haha 😂 I think he really needed to hear this
I once drive an hour to SF in search of a possible Blackburnian Warbler report. When I got there my photos showed it was actually a Townsend’s x YRW hybrid. Really cool experience.
Wow… who knew gulls live that long. That’s amazing! Another fun filled video…this one made me giggle with the Olympic bread tossing trials.
I do not think I made it to the national team :( -Ryan
Certainly not a gull, but here in AZ we had a spectacular hybrid hummingbird show up for several years at Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior, AZ, which is about an hour's drive east of Phoenix. The hummingbird was eventually caught (and released) by a couple of hummingbird experts/banders and he was determined to be a Broad-billed/Violet-crowned cross. He was also named, but I can't remember what the name was. Great video and information about The Colonel! Seems like he's done well!!!
Photos of such a combination can be found in the Birds of the World account for broad billed hummingbird under Hybridization.
@@cindywest6536 that’s cool! I’ll have to check that out
@@BadgerlandBirding It was way back in 2008! And I think his name was El Cetrin, or something like that. I have a couple of not so great photos of him, but they're pretty close up!
I saw a Black-chin x Broad-bill hybrid at Patagonia and it was magnificent.
@@StellarLimpkin I'll bet!!!
Great video, guys! Thanks.
@@jamescady723 thanks! glad you enjoyed it!
Amar is giving a speech on gull ID this weekend and has a book coming out next month! Such a great resource for the community
He most certainly is!
I figure buttermilk biscuits would be in order, but I hope the rye worked well.
That was fun to watch, and I know gulls will eat bread and many other things.
Halt who goes there? ... A ring billed laughing gull ! 🤣 Great video ! 💕
@@tvalkyrie thanks!
Love the birds backstory! Not a hybrid, but I spotted a yellow house finch this year. I guess that is a rare coloring anomaly. He stayed in my yard a few days!
Those yellow House Finches are really neat!
I remember first time I saw a laughing gull. I was excited because it was in Spain, and there, it is pretty rare.
This was a fun video! I didn’t realize that bird was around in Chicagoland. I’ll have to look for it next time I’m in town during that time of year.
@@naturewithgabe for sure buddy! Hope you’re doing well!
Very nice video! Thank you for your work! Have a nice day!
Thank YOU for watching
Nice
What happens to birds who consume large quantities of bread?
@@lwends9818 if you’re feeding them a lot of bread over time they can deal with lack of nutrients but if it’s chumming gulls like this one time, they just get full and then go back to eating whatever trash or fish they find afterwards. The main issue with bread is if it becomes a regular part of a bird’s diet.
@@BadgerlandBirding I live in Jacksonville4 and they tell me that the wildlife (ducks and turkeys) get jutting feathers that it is because people feed them bread.
@@lwends9818 yup, if they’re consistently fed bread over and over because it lacks nutrients
I seen a albino Robin and piebald junco.thats it no hybrids though