Georgia Ornithological Society

sabine's gull - earl horn

sabine's gull (xema sabini). . .

Pelagic waters off of Sapelo Island, McIntosh Co., GA
(photos by Earl Horn and Bob Zaremba)

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with Black Tern, left

A 27 August 2006 pelagic trip out of Tybee I. organized by Bob Zaremba yielded a rare sighting of a Sabine's Gull approximately 56 nm due east of Sapelo Island.  The bird was first spotted with a mixed flock of terns by Malcolm Hodges.

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08/2006