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Great Black-backed Gull (3rd Winter)

Larus marinus

Photo by dferris
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Description:

Large Gull in a flock with with Herring and Ring-billed gulls. It is about twice as large as the ring bills and slightly larger that the Herring. It really stands out compared to the other gulls, as it's back is black, large bill, with ring. I have an idea what I think it is, but I'm gonna leave it open to let someone else verify it.

Habitat:

Shoreline

Reference Links:

Great Black-backed Gull, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornit…

Species ID Suggestions

Great Black-backed Gull - 3rd Winter

Larus marinus

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JoshuaGSmith
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Comments (1)
dferris
That's exactly what I thought it was, thanks for the verification.

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PublishedNovember 6, 2016

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