Many thanks to all that replied. I agree that it is a Lesser Black-backed
Gull.
Gary BinderimKingwood, Texas
From: Eric Carpenter <ecarpe@xxxxxxxxx>
To:
Cc: TexBirds TexBirds Posting <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 4:43 PM
Subject: [texbirds] Re: Help with Gull ID - Possible Western Gull
I don't see anything that would rule out a Lesser Black-backed Gull.
The long primaries and regular-sized tertials would seem to favor that
over the bulkier west coast birds you mention.
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Eric Carpenter
Austin
On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Gary Binderim
<dmarc-noreply-modpost@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yesterday, I observed a gull with yellow legs and yellow bill on the beach,
near the end of the Texas City Dike in Galveston County. It has a
completely unstreaked head and a dark grey mantle. It appears to have
yellow to clear yellow eyes and an orange-yellow orbital ring. The bill
appears to be slightly damaged.
It would appear more like a Yellow-footed Gull but Sibley indicates that
Western Gull adults in spring can develop yellow legs and the orbital ring
appears to be more orange than yellow. I have never seen either of these
two species of gulls and would not be surprised if this is a completely
different gull from the two I suspect. I would appreciate feedback from
others concerning the ID of this Gull.
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