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Western Gull

Larus occidentalis

Photo by HemaShah
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38.013, -122.113

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Habitat:

marina

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Comments (13)
HemaShah
Looks like this bird was a victim of a oil spill ,when it was a fledgling.It made it thru two summers though!! Liam , i will report this spotting of an oiled Western Gull to e bird.Along with the total count of Westerns.
Liam
My impression was another 2nd summer Western. There are no reports of Olympic at the mapped location on eBird. If you use eBird, you can report oiled birds by marking down the number of Western Gulls and then selecting "add details">"oiled birds" when submitting a checklist.
HemaShah
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Gull
HemaShah
Western Gull,1st winter juvenile?
HemaShah
Liam ,the shell oil refinery is right next to it. Should I report this ?
Liam
See my comment here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/23041102 To me, this bird has the appearance of being slightly oiled as well. Also note the bill is malformed.
HemaShah
That is a great pic Ali. Does not say which type of Sea Gull though.
Ali Hemati Pour
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:20030614-206_Marseille_Ch%C3%A2teau_d%27If_Young_Seagull.jpg
HemaShah
It is wet. Even though a refinery is nearby , there has not been an oil spill.
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PublishedMay 9, 2013

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