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Western Gull

Larus occidentalis

Photo by KPinPT
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Field Notes

Description:

Gulls have a long (and apparently successful!) breeding season on our bay.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
KPinPT
That makes sense, fooled me because of size and how many immature grey-feathered gulls are around now, but when I walked down that beach the Heermann's were all grouped together in a way I don't see juvenile Westerns do.
StirredMocha
Looks more like a combination of Heermann's Gulls (smaller individuals with sooty heads and dark bodies) with a lighter and larger Glaucous-winged Gull.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2014

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