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Western Gull (Immature)

Larus occidentalis

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

Immature Western Gull on a car rooftop. Immature Description: First Summer (Alternate I): Head, neck, and especially the throat whiter, but still streaked. Back showing dark gray feathers. Wing feathers worn and paler. Bill black with pale base. Eyes dark brown.

Habitat:

Forages at sea, in intertidal areas, along beaches, and at dumps.

Reference Links:

Western Gull, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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