Yesterday Dale Swanberg photographed a Yellow-footed Gull along the California Aqueduct where it flows into O'neil Forebay at the San Luis Creek campground. It was still there at 7:30 this morning and I got some photos of it along with 5 others, some who came all the way from San Luis Obispo for it. This is a first county record, but it might be the same bird I photographed two weeks ago at the same spot while it was flying around with its legs and feet tucked in. I just assumed it was a Western Gull although it seemed to be rather large and dark backed for one. I didn't even consider what else it could have been as I hadn't heard about Jim Gain's Yellow-footed Gull last April at the Modesto WTP. Could this be the same bird wandering about? It appears to hang out around fishermen up by the control gates upstream from the campground and is fairly calm. Gary Woods-Fresno
