Hello all, I relocated one of the 1st winter (not 1st summer, sorry about that) California Gulls today at the Clay County landfill today and got a fairly decent photograph. I also was able to see the bird in flight. There was no indication of "windows" on the inner primaries, and the top of the rump was barred. Also, I could not discern any color at all in the iris or around the eye. I think these differences rule out 2nd winter Herring Gull.
I'll post this photo to the recently seen page on the MOU website. Good Birding! Pat Patrick Beauzay Department of Entomology 217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105 701-231-9491 [email protected] http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/entomology/ http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/tigerbeetles/index.htm http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/Mounting_Chalcidoidea/Chalcmount.htm
