American Herring Gull (smithsonianus)(last update: October 30, 2015) |
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American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) 1st cycle (2CY), February 21 2015, Brownsville landfill, TX. Picture: Martin Reid.(Almost?) all scaps replaced for 2nd gen, otherwise juvenile plumage. In flight showing classic pattern of broad dark anchors across both webs of the tips of the inner primaries; on the uppertail coverts (dense barring) and tail (almost completely dark). |