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Daily Bucket - What a Gull Open Thread [1]
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Date: 2022-12-17
Are we Western or California or ? Flock of gulls relaxing at Bolsa Chica Reserve
Saw no bucket this morning. So here is a challenge. We have folks talk about the difficulty identifying the gulls.
Post a photo of a gull you definitely ID and describe the field marks for the rest of us.
Also if the Bucketeer who posted that cool gull chart could repost that would be great.
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I have 3 gulls that I positively ID.
Ringbilled gull — distinct black ring on the beak — Point Reyes National Seashore
Besides the classic ring, adult Ringbilled gulls have yellow legs, black wing tips and grey feathering on their head.
Heerman’s Gull — juvenile
Heerman gulls among the pelicans
Small dark gull — almost all dark grey/black in non breeding color with white wing and tail tips and black legs.
Western Gull
Red spot on bill, pink legs, droopy tail, dark grey mantle edged in white, black wing tips with white spots.
Which gulls can you ID? Please post.
Finally negative, I am off to a holiday luncheon with mask and firm no touching stay away vibes.
High pressure is back sending very needed rain north to Washington. Clear, dry and cool with high temps in the 50s for the next week. Only good thing is that it will make travel easy for the Christmas holiday.
What’s up in your neck of the woods?
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