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the Longport, New Jersey Gull late Aug, 2000 All photos by Bob Diebold, copyright 2000.

Fig 1) This bird is thought to be a possible Herring x Lesser Black-backed Gull hybrid (not one of the commoner hybrids). The mantle shade is intermediate (though closer to graellsii), the legs are pink like Herring, the body proportions are more like graellsii, but what's with the dark eye?

Fig 2) This shows the bird obviously in moult. I assume that last black band is on P5.

Fig 3) Note the rather strong bill.

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Any comments on this bird? Please send comments to me at shampton@ospr.dfg.ca.gov.