Thank you! And thanks for sharing, Brainard. I only noticed that it looked
a little darker than the other ringers nearby!
Emma Herald, Jeffersonville, IN
On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 10:46 AM PRESTON FORSYTHE <pns_for@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Those are nice pictures Emma. What a close call, differences I would
probably not notice, until now.
South Daytona Beach, FL has the most Gulls on the east coast each winter
afternoon, 30,000 plus, 8 species, but takes patience to distinguish. Maybe
a hybrid will be in that large group.
Preston Forsythe, landlocked at B'der, KY, except for our small gull-less
pond.
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On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 9:28 AM, brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<brainard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
A hybrid Ring-billed Gull x Laughing Gull has showed up at the
Jeffersonville waterfront the past couple of days. Superficially, it could
be mistaken for the Franklin's Gull because it's back is slightly darker
than the Ringers, it has a partial hood, and it's legs, feet, and bill are
reddish to blackish. Emma Herald got some nice pics of it yesterday:
https://ebird.org/checklist/S156199164
This hybrid combo has originated on Lake Michigan and Lake Erie, where
vagrant Laughing Gulls have started hybridizing with the locally nesting
Ringers. You can find numerous examples if you search eBird for "Laughing x
Ring-billed Gull (hybrid)."
By the way, the Franklin's was not reported in eBird yesterday; I'm not
sure if it finally moved on or not.
bpb, Louisville
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