American Herring Gull (smithsonianus)

(last update: October 30, 2015)

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

Western Gull (occidentalis) 6CY 24xxxx5 December 28 2012, Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery, CA. Picture: Chuq von Rospach.

Bird ringed at Farallon Island, the color codes are year cohorts. Metal on left leg, plastic blue on right leg means it was banded as a nestling in 2007.
Note full sub-terminal bands on P5 and on P10.