FreeLists / birdky / [birdky] RPT: California Gull continues at Kentucky Dam

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I saw what I'm calling a first-year California Gull below Kentucky Dam again 
Mon-Tues, November 26-27. It was seen just about every time I went by there, 
mostly loafing with other gulls either on the concrete pad below the Powerhouse 
Parking area or on some riverside boulders slightly downstream. I DO believe 
that it has a wing that is hurt in some way as it is sometimes seen drooping it 
more than the other one and it does fly a bit strangely. Other than a seemingly 
anomalous mottled light terminal tail band, the bird appears in all respects to 
match a first-year California Gull. With the potentially hurt wing and affinity 
for the Kentucky Dam tailwaters, I think this bird is relatively "findable" 
with a little effort. The long, slender bill is DISTINCTLY bi-colored and it is 
not much larger than some large Ring-billed Gulls.

bpb, Frankfort
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