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) J3J 1st cycle (2CY), January 23 2016, Brevard County, FL. Picture: Amar Ayyash.

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Red J3J, banded as a chick on July 01 2015 in Hancock County, Maine.

All scaps replaced, except one front LLS and some larger rear LLS still juvenile. All coverts, tertials, and all fight feathers still juvenile. Underparts and head are a combination of older retained juvenile feathers (now faded pale brown) and several new darker grey feathers, onwhich markings are well demarcated.