first winter
Slaty-backed Gull
November, 1998
Davis, CA
comments by Steve Hampton
Fig 1) I first noticed the bird on November 4. Even at 200 yards, I could see it's paler head, frostier upperparts, and browner folded primaries (with thin crescents) compared to the Herring Gulls. Photo by Marcel Holyoak, copyright 1998.
