[SBB] Ed Levin and Iceland Gull

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Howdy there SBBers.....

I too went for the Iceland Gull today...but  you guys know me... I got lost 
and wound up in Ed Levin Park...so while there I  looked for the owls....was 
thrilled to see a Barn Owl and sorry to say I missed  the Long-earred by a few 
minutes.

While walking around the circle of  trees a small chick wound up at my feet 
(why me?) and I was most uspet....at  first I thought it was some type of 
Quail....I managed to get in to go into the  grass...as I walked further I found 
another dead chick and another live one.....  I let them be and went back to 
find the Iceland Gull at Hidden  Lake....

Upon arriving at Hidden Lake (thanks to Jean and Betty for  directions) I 
found birders coming and going....There I had the opportunity to  look through 
Mike Roger's scope (thanks Mike) at my Iceland Gull lifer....Al  Deikmann (sp?) 
was there and I explained to the guys about the chicks I had just  left at Ed 
Levin.

Al and I went back to Ed Levin where we quickly learned  that one of the 
chicks had just been eaten....and Al and I discovered 7 eggs and  one live 
chick....we are thinking it may be a Pheasant chick... I took pictures  of the eggs 
and a wing that was left....my picture of the chick is very  fuzzy.....

Here's my question:  Why would three or four chicks be  about 6-7 inches long 
and then there would be 7 unhatched eggs?  All the  chicks were about the 
same size. I came home and looked in my nests, eggs and  nestling books, but 
cannot find the egg anywhere to give me a clue of what type  of bird we were 
looking at....Any help would be appreciated.

On that  note....Al and I couldn't relocate the LEOWs...Darn...thanks Al for 
your help  today with the eggs and chick.

Wishing you all a dry weekend with good  birding....

My best regards,
Linda Sullivan
PS...Thanks to Al  J..for finding another super gull!
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