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) K18 3rd cycle (4CY), February 17 2014, Hatteras Pelagic, NC. Picture: Jeff Lemons.

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Banded on Appledore Island, probably banded as chick on July 12, 2011, now in 4CY. See website: The Gulls Of Appledore. Since being banded, it has only been resighted once at Hampton Beach, NH in Sept. 2012 and again offshore of Cape Hatteras, NC on 02-17-2014.

Mirror on 3rd gen P10, adult-like inner primaries, blackish subterminal markings on central primaries, in combination with many brown patterned coverts and much black in tail. Note dense streaking on head and pale base of bill together with much black at gonydeal angle.