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Fig 1) The combination of marbled tertials, pale eye, dark on bill, and mixture of adult gray and brown on the upperparts mark this as a second year bird. Second year Herring Gulls can appear quite pale, but note the whitish wing coverts and pale crescents on the primaries. |
![]() Fig 2) In flight, note the very pale wing surfaces, with dark on the outer primaries and secondaries quite limited. |