Number of accepted Short-billed Gull records for Louisiana = 2 as of 25th Report of the LBRC
One first year (2016-003) on 1-24 January 2016, Caddo: Shreveport,
Cross Lake;
Charles E. Lyon
(ph only),
Robert C. Dobbs
(ph),
Larry Raymond
(ph),
Paul E. Conover
(ph),
Jay V. Huner (ph),
John K. Dillon
(ph),
Devin Bosler (ph),
J. V. Remsen
(ph),
Dave Patton
(ph only)
, and
Ronnie Maum
(ph only).
This represents the first state
occurrence.
Photos by Charles Lyon, Dave Patton, Van Remsen
One adult (2021-023) on 19-22 February 2021, East Baton Rouge: Baton Rouge Landfill, West Irene Impoundments;
Daniel F. Lane (ph; https://ebird.org/checklist/S81971091), Oscar Johnson (ph), and David Vander Pluym (ph;
https://ebird.org/checklist/S82201454). This is the second state occurrence, the first for southern Louisiana, and the first of an
adult.
Photo by Dan Lane
One first year (1996-006) on 3 February 1996, Orleans: New Orleans, Lake Pontchartrain at Seabrook Bridge. Based on photos, all Members agreed that the bird was more likely a diminutive Ring-billed Gull.
One in 1st basic plumage (2000-044) on 5 Nov 2000, Caddo: Shreveport, Cross Lake. Most members believed that the description sounded relatively good for this species considering the poor viewing poor conditions on a vibrating boat. However, there was also general agreement that a potential first state record of a gull in immature plumage must be held to the highest standard and would have required much better field studies and photographic evidence.
One first winter (2001-051) on 25-28 November 2001, Cameron: no specific locality given. This recorded was supported only by a series of photographs that all members deemed inadequate to support identification of this species.