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) sub-adult, February 21 2015, Brownsville landfill, TX. Picture: Martin Reid.

Sub-adult plumage (4th/5th cycle, black on greater primary coverts) showing some black on bill in winter. Black on outerweb of P4.