Glaucous Gull
comments by Steve Hampton
Fig 1) This is a fairly pale bird; note the white primaries. 24 Feb 1998; Newby Island, CA. Photo courtesy of Mike Rogers; copyright 1998.
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first winter Glaucous Gull comments by Steve Hampton |
Fig 1) This is a fairly pale bird; note the white primaries. 24 Feb 1998; Newby Island, CA. Photo courtesy of Mike Rogers; copyright 1998. |
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Fig 2) A typical darker first winter Glaucous Gull;
note the completely marbled tail and interesting pattern
on the primary tips. January, Neah Bay, WA.
Photo courtesy of Ruth Sullivan; copyright 1998.
Fig 3) Note how much whiter the primaries and tertials
are on this bird. 21 Feb 1999; Port Hueneme, CA.
Photo by Don DesJardin; copyright 1999.
Fig 4) Same bird as Fig 3 above. Note the interesting tail pattern, with large
white distal halves to the retrices. For size comparison,
those are Mew Gulls behind it.