glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull & Western Gull occidentalis(last update:
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Coordinators: 1cy June 2cy Jan 3cy Jan 4cy / sub-ad Jan adult Jan |
Western Gull occidentalis 1st cycle (1CY), August 2012, West Cliff Drive Santa Cruz, CA. Picture: Jeff Cooper.Visit: Jeff's Blog. Bulbuous bill. Juvenile plumage. Larger and bulkier than Herring Gull, with broad wings and stout, bulbous-tipped bill. Plumage generally darker and browner with black wingtips; upperwing lacks contrasting pale panel on inner primaries, and outer primaries solidly dark; tail solidly blackish. |