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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: noam markus on March 23, 2015, 02:41:38 PM

Title: Gulls, Bluffer's Park
Post by: noam markus on March 23, 2015, 02:41:38 PM

Saw these gulls today at Bluffer's Park. The close one looks like an Iceland Gull. Is the other a Thayer's Gull? Did not look as big as a Herring Gull, legs were quite dark and lots of brown spotting on the head and neck. Thanks.
 (https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8731/16700859647_96f40867f9_s.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rrNgHZ)Icland Gull and? (https://flic.kr/p/rrNgHZ) by noam.markus (https://www.flickr.com/people/130432564@N03/), on Flickr

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8754/16882289626_3c9a6d41d7_s.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rHQ9x5)Iceland Gull and ? (https://flic.kr/p/rHQ9x5) by noam.markus (https://www.flickr.com/people/130432564@N03/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Gulls, Bluffer's Park
Post by: Reuven_M on March 23, 2015, 05:27:51 PM

Iceland and Herring Gull. Thayer's would have paler primary undersides, larger white primary tips and generally a dark eye and different head shape.

Title: Re: Gulls, Bluffer's Park
Post by: noam markus on March 23, 2015, 05:40:12 PM

Thank you!