American Herring Gull (smithsonianus)

(last update: October 30, 2015)

Coordinators:
Amar Ayyash (US)
Bruce Mactavish (Canada)
Dave Brown (Canada)
Mars Muusse (Netherlands)

American Herring Gull 1cy November

Description of 1st winter plumage

East Coast birds

American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) 1cy (1st cycle) K82 November 19 2011, Hampton Beach, NH. Picture: Jon Worthen.
American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) 62H 1st cycle (1CY-2CY), September 2015 - February 2016, Stratford, CT. Picture: Donna Caporaso & Patrick Comins.
American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) 1st cycle (1CY) ALB November 09 2013, Ocean City MD. Picture: Clive Harris.
American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) 1st cycle (1CY), November 28 2009, Ocean City inlet, Worcester Co., MD. Picture: Frode Jacobsen.
American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) 1st cycle (1CY), November 28 2009, Ocean City inlet, Worcester Co., MD. Picture: Frode Jacobsen.
American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) 1st cycle (1CY), November 23 2013, Ocean City inlet, Worcester Co., MD. Picture: Frode Jacobsen.
American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) 1st cycle (1CY), November 13 2009, W. Ocean City, Worcester Co., MD. Picture: Frode Jacobsen.
American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) 1st cycle (2CY), November 22 2011, Jekyll Island, Georgia. Picture: Liam Wolff.
American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) 1st cycle (1CY), November 23 2013, Ocean City inlet, Worcester Co., MD. Picture: Frode Jacobsen.

Great Lakes birds

American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) 1cy (1st cycle), November 19 2011, Berrien County Michigan, USA. Picture: Amar Ayyash.

South Coast birds

American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) 1cy (1st cycle), November 10 2012, Mustang Island Beach, Port Aransas, Texas. Picture: Tripp Davenport.
American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) 1cy (1st cycle), November 03 2012, Lake Balmorhea, Reeves County Texas. Picture: Tripp Davenport.