Hello,
As there seems to be some questions on this birds id I posted it to a
website I belong to called whatbird.com. While I am not qualified to make
any kind of call on this Gull the members there enjoy these kinds of
discussions and maybe it will help with the id. The discussion thread can
be found at.
http://www.whatbird.com/forum/index.php?/topic/113547-gull-id-from-ny-listserv/
.
Joe Hauser
On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> One of the problems I have had with this bird is the uniform instead of
> two tone contrast look with the outer primaries expected on a Thayer's. On
> the sleeping photo, although it looks like a bleached looking individual, I
> would have a hard time not calling this bird a Thayer's type
>
> In flight it gives a different perspective and the primaries seen in
> flight does not show as dark. However, the photos are over exposed and
> could be causing some issues here with that so I am not sure.
>
> Kumlien's range makes this a tough one to call based on these photos alone
> even if the plumage and tail band seems odd. In addition, the variation in
> plumage of Kumlien's makes this even more intriguing and I have seen some
> photos from birds upstate this year that look very much like this one.
>
> Photos can lie so more documentation is needed on this bird and definitely
> worth tracking down. I hope it is refound and better photos presented for
> discussion. Good luck CP birders. Report these birds!!! Even if it is an
> Iceland Gull, it is post worthy.
>
> Cheers!
>
>
>
> On Feb 3, 2014, at 11:31 PM, Phil Jeffrey <phil.jeff...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Real shame that didn't get reported earlier, given the ambiguous photos,
> since if that is an Iceland Gull it would be one of the darker ones I've
> seen and at first blush it has some pro-Thayer's features. Would be worth
> tracking that one down again.
>
> (To see what I mean: Hampton's Thayeri/Kumlieni/Glaucoides scale:
> http://www.tertial.us/gulls/tkg.htm )
>
> Phil
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 11:03 PM, Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> FYI...
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
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>> *From:* AA Fawkes <aafaw...@gmail.com>
>> *Date:* February 3, 2014 at 10:38:58 PM EST
>> *To:* <NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu>
>> *Subject:* *[nysbirds-l] Kumlien's/Thayer's Gull on CP Resevoir Sunday*
>> *Reply-To:* AA Fawkes <aafaw...@gmail.com>
>>
>> Apologies for posting late. An immature white-winged gull, possibly a
>> Thayer's, was on the reservoir Sunday, along with several hundred other
>> gulls and a definite Kumlien's. There has been quite a bit of debate on
>> various facebook groups, and I would welcome more opinions. I'm going to
>> try to re-find the bird tomorrow to get better pictures, as the ones I've
>> got are distant and overexposed.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/elwingflight/sets/72157640157804394/
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>> Anya Auerbach
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