[obol] Re: Non-Oregon Gull ID Question
- From: Craig Miller <gismiller@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Charles Gates <cgates326@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 09:30:24 -0700
Definitely!
That's an easy one, Chuck. It's a bleached-out immature Herring x Great
Black-backed x Lesser Black-backed hybrid with just enough Laughing Gull
genes to make me smile...
Craig Miller
On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 8:31 AM, Charles Gates <cgates326@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> While birding the Atlantic coast of Florida a few weeks ago, we came
> across a "mystery" gull that has evaded identification to this point. Even
> though we had a very experienced Oregon birder and one of Florida's best
> birders in our group, we were unable to come to a positive conclusion as to
> the identification. Anyone out there want to take a look? I can say that
> the gull was larger than a close-by Lesser Black-backed Gull. I only have
> two photos. The photos show a large-billed, flat-headed gull that is pale
> overall with brown edges to the primaries, very bleached out upper wing
> coverts, light head, dark eye and pink legs. The default here is Great
> Black-backed Gull because of size and bill shape but I can't find any
> similar individual in my gull book (Howell & Dunn) unless leucism is
> involved.
>
> View the bird at https://app.box.com/s/lzvczbrf7gvljta6cu43
>
> --
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> know for sure that just ain't so.
> Mark Twain
>
> Chuck Gates
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> Powell Butte,
> Central Oregon
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