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) C47 10CY & 12CY, January 2014 & December 2016, Brooklyn, NY. Picture: Sean Sime & Andrew Baksh.

Visit Sean's Flickr photo's and Andrew's Flickr photo's.

Banded on Appledore Island, banded as pullus in July 2005. See website: The Gulls Of Appledore.

below: American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) C47 10CY, January 27 2014, 58th Street Pier, Brooklyn, NY. Picture: Sean Sime.

Now in 10th cal year, still much black on the bill in winter.

American Herring Gull (smithsonianus) C47 12CY, December 16 2016, Brooklyn, NY. Picture: Andrew Baksh.