Shane Blodgett has helpfully pointed out that the tertials of my Thursday
and Friday birds have different patterns. In my opinion that leaves the
Friday bird as a pretty good Thayer’s and the Thursday bird as an
intriguing mystery for which I still need open wing shots. Others may
disagree with
Shane Blodgett has helpfully pointed out that the tertials of my Thursday
and Friday birds have different patterns. In my opinion that leaves the
Friday bird as a pretty good Thayer’s and the Thursday bird as an
intriguing mystery for which I still need open wing shots. Others may
disagree with
On Thursday I was gulling in Prospect Park when I noticed an unusually
light first-winter gull fly in among the many first-winter Herring Gulls on
the lake. I thought it was a dark Kumlien’s Iceland Gull, possibly even a
Thayer’s, and posted a few photos to a gull forum. People looking at those
On Thursday I was gulling in Prospect Park when I noticed an unusually
light first-winter gull fly in among the many first-winter Herring Gulls on
the lake. I thought it was a dark Kumlien’s Iceland Gull, possibly even a
Thayer’s, and posted a few photos to a gull forum. People looking at those
