[Tweeters] RE Bonaparte's extravaganza

[Steve Hampton via Tweeters]

Some of the same going on in Port Townsend at Pt Wilson -- 175 Bonaparte's
Gulls feeding with several hundred Common and Red-br Mergansers on bait
fish (herring, maybe also sand lance) along the sandy beach, seemingly in
less than 3" of water. The feeding frenzies are quite ephemeral, lasting
less than 30 minutes.





On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM Kersti Muul via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> Lots of Bonaparte's along the Kitsap peninsula for several weeks. When I

> observe them, (several days a week during work) they are mixed with several

> other gull sp. and skimming for fish, but these are pile perch they are

> grabbing where I am.

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> *Nowhere near* the numbers you had, but fun to watch/listen to - and

> consistently there.

> Yesterday the light was exquisite and the water like fluid glass. With

> thousands of perch just under the surface.

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> Thanks for sharing.

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​Steve Hampton​
Port Townsend, WA  (qatáy)
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