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) VQ 2nd cycle (2CY), November 24 2012, Dunkirk Harbor (Lake Erie), NY. Picture: Jim Pawlicki.

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Banded Herring Gull orange VC, probably banded in October 2011 near St John's Newfoundland. Distance travelled: 1895 km.

Overall beige-brown aspect, still no adult-like grey scapulars moulted in. Note pale eye and ghost mirror on P10.