The adult Glaucous-winged Gull was present with 946 other gulls at Canal Park
in Duluth this afternoon from 13:46-15:39. Also present in Duluth were 4 Great
Black-backeds (1 first-cycle, 2 second-cycles, 1 adult), 4 Iceland Gulls (1
first-cycle, 1 third-cycle, and 2 adults), 7 Thayer’s Gulls (3
Hey all-
For the record, while a few folks have suggested other possibilities, quite
a few experienced gull folk out there have said that the individual in
Karl's photos is consistent with a small female Glaucous-winged Gull. I
therefore have to second Miek Hendrickson and say this one's for the
I have sent the photos to my friends Alan in Seattle. He is probably busy doing
family Christmassy things (family in Florida no doubt), but will get back to me
soon I'm sure.
Doug Chapman
Sioux Falls, SD
On Dec 23, 2011, at 8:53 PM, Jesse Ellis wrote:
Hey all-
I'm not out to rain on
I forwarded the link to Karl#39;s photos to my friend Stan Walens in San
Diego. He is also taking a look at them.
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I have sent the photos to my friends Alan in Seattle. He is probably busy
doing family Christmassy things (family in Florida no doubt), but will get
back
Hey all-
I'm not out to rain on anyone's parade, but I might. I'd be really
interested to hear the opinions of some West-coast gull-meisters on this
individual. From all of the photos I've seen, the color patterns are
(obviously) good for Glaucous-winged Gull, but a lot of the structure is
iffy.
Beginning at 9:43 this morning, I have been studying an apparent adult
Glaucous-winged Gull at Canal Park, Duluth, St. Louis County. I say apparent
because of the many complications inherent in identifying large gulls,
especially this species. Since Glaucous-winged Gull forms hybrid swarms with
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