American Herring Gull (smithsonianus)(last update: October 30, 2015) |
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American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) 1st cycle (1CY) ALB November 09 2013, Ocean City MD. Picture: Clive Harris.Banded as pullus in July 02 2013 Portland ME (43.65861 70.25194). Drs. Noah Perlut and Peggy Friar, University of New England, study the costs and benefits associated with roof-top nesting by Herring Gulls in Portland, ME. Adults and nestlings are fitted with either an orange or blue plastic leg band engraved with a 3 letter code. Sightings can be reported directly to Dr. Perlut. Moult score: US: 100%, LS: 75-99%, TOT SCAPS: 75-99%. All wing-coverts, tertials, rectrices and visible outer primaries still juvenile. |