Tuesday afternoon, 24 April, Paula Kennedy and I found a leucistic gull on a shell bank at the Texas City Prairie Preserve. It was totally white and had pink legs, feet, and bill, with a black tip on the bill. Perhaps a leucistic Herring Gull? Comments welcome. Photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/autrevie/6968598768/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/autrevie/7114677515/in/photostream/ With Amer. Oystercatcher for scale: http://www.flickr.com/photos/autrevie/6968593638/in/photostream/ Flight photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/autrevie/7114677353/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/autrevie/6968598696/in/photostream/ Nina Rach Houston TEXBIRDS help file and Texas birding links at: http://moonmountaingroup.com/texbirds Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds
