Looks like a slam-dunk to me - pot-bellied, "mascara" face mark, big bill. Clay Taylor Calallen (Corpus Christi) TX Clay.taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent from my iPad > On Feb 9, 2014, at 6:00 PM, "Alan Wormington" <wormington@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Yes a nice Slaty-backed Gull indeed, based on my own opinion with additional > input from James Pawlicki (New York). > > Alan Wormington > Leamington, Ontario > > > > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > From: Holly Reinhard <holly.reinhard@xxxxxxxxx> > To: TexBirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [texbirds] Possible Slaty-backed Gull, Laredo > Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 16:35:03 -0600 > > Tex-Birders, > Susan Foster found a large, dark-backed, pink-legged gull at Lake Casa > Blanca State Park on the Laredo Birding Festival Thursday. She found the > bird again today. I have posted some photos on both the TEXbirds Facebook > page, and the ABA Facebook page. I also just uploaded the photos to a > public album on Google Drive: > > https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B39fALPOc8nnYVQyZWF5WmFqSzA&usp=sharing > > tiny link: http://tinyurl.com/ldrherl > > I would love to hear people's thoughts on this bird. > > Thank you and good birding, > > Holly Reinhard > Laredo, TX > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner