glaucoides - kumlieni

(last update: January 26, 2012)
Coordinators:
Dave Brown (Canada)
Bruce Mactavish (Canada)
Chris Gibbins (Scotland)
Peter Adriaens (Belgium)
Mars Muusse (Netherlands)

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1cy Aug - Dec

2cy January
2cy February
2cy Mar - Apr
2cy summer
2cy Sept - Dec

3cy January
3cy February
3cy Mar - Apr
3cy summer
3cy Sept - Dec

sub-ad Jan - Apr
sub-ad summer
sub-ad Sept - Dec

adult January
adult February
adult Mar - Apr
adult summer
adult Sept - Dec

probable Glaucous x Kumlien's Gull 1st-3rd cycle (2CY), February 2013 - February 2015, Long Beach, Stratford, CT. Picture: Keith Mueller.

Bird that became known as "Mr Longbeach", spending subsequent winters at this location. A bulky powerful bird, in many ways intermediate between Glaucous and Kumlien's, in vocals, in size in direct comparison to Herring Gulls, in flight, characteristics, behaviour, and in 'Gestalt'.

below: probable Glaucous x Kumlien's Gull 1st cycle (2CY), February 28 2013, Long Beach, Stratford, CT. Picture: Keith Mueller.

below: probable Glaucous x Kumlien's Gull 1st cycle (2CY), April 08 2013, Long Beach, Stratford, CT. Picture: Keith Mueller.

below: probable Glaucous x Kumlien's Gull 2nd cycle (2CY), December 24 2013, Long Beach, Stratford, CT. Picture: Keith Mueller.

below: probable Glaucous x Kumlien's Gull 2nd cycle (2CY), December 28 2013, Long Beach, Stratford, CT. Picture: Keith Mueller.

below: probable Glaucous x Kumlien's Gull 3rd cycle (4CY), February 13 2015, Long Beach, Stratford, CT. Picture: Keith Mueller.