glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull & Western Gull occidentalis(last update:
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Western Gull occidentalis ... pre-basic moult (3CY), August 07 2017, Pacific Grove, California USA. Picture: John Cant.Banded as a chick in 2015 at the Southeast Farallon Islands. All of the banded WEGUs with plain color bands, found in California have been from the Southeast Farallon Islands. For every year, they start using a new colour for that cohort. This is a bird from year 'WHITE'. Hatch year 2015. P5 new, P8-P10 old. Note old 2nd gen secondaries. Moult in central rectrices started. |