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) 1st cycle (2CY), January 19 2013, Worcester Co., MD. Picture: Frode Jacobsen.

See Frode's Flickr photo's.

Dense brown texture on underparts. Strongly barred undertail coverts and much black in tail. Head getting paler as winter progresses.