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 (smithsonianus) 1106-03974 6CY, September 07 2015, New Buffalo, Berrien County, Michigan. Picture: Amar Ayyash.

Fed Band #1106-03794, species: "Herring Gull", banded as a chick on June 11 2010 in Sandusky, OH ( is 46°N, see map below). This bird travelled about 550 KMs.

Adult Herring Gull. New Buffalo, MI. 07 September 2015.
Banded as a chick on 11 June 2010 in . Fed Band # 1106-03974.

Bird in complete moult, central primaries growing: P6 fully grown, P7 at length of P4, P8 missing, P9-P10 outer primaries still old.