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 08 2008, Ocean City Inlet, 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. Few rear lower scaps still juvenile.