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) adult, November 03 2013, Hammond Marina, IN. Picture: Amar Ayyash.

No W-band on P5, no W-shaped P6 band, only hint of bayonet on P7 but not on P8 and gradual diffuse division between tongue and black on P10. If seen in Europe, no one ever gave it a second glance.