Lesser Black Backed or Kelp
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Lesser Black Backed or Kelp

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Canoncan

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on: February 20, 2010, 06:01:43 PM
My first thought was lesser, but the head has zero streaking in Februrary has me stumped. Taken today in Burlington.

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Reply #1 on: February 20, 2010, 09:50:13 PM
Kelp Gull is a South American Gull that is a rare visitor to North America. There are no Ontario records.
Your 2 choices are Great Black-backed Gull (common) and Lesser Black-backed Gull (uncommon).
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Reply #2 on: February 20, 2010, 11:26:00 PM
No streaking and very large bill points to Great Black-backed Gull.

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Reply #3 on: February 21, 2010, 08:52:04 AM
If you look in the water at the back you can see the leg which shows yellow legs, I thought Greats had pink legs?
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Reply #4 on: February 21, 2010, 09:31:02 AM
It's hard to say for for sure when they're underwater, but I'd say the leg colour is consistent with a Great:  pale pink versus bright yellow for Lesser.

The bill also looks too big for a Lesser.

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