Hi all, I found an adult Slaty-backed Gull at the mouth of Frenchmans Creek this afternoon. Malia DeFelice and Chris Hayward were birding themselves, and they were able to drop in almost immediately and see this bird. It is an adult, on the slightly paler end of back color but still a tad darker above than Western Gull. Features include: Structurally bulky, deep bellied, big breasted and relatively long-winged. Eye pale Orbital ring reddish like the red gonys spot on the bill Streaking on head and neck a warm cinnamon color, becoming dense on the nape and rear neck. Legs dark pink. In flight white tongue tips (string of pearls) to the 8 th primary. This bird had no mirror on 9 th primary as Slaty-backed can have. Below, wings silvery and string of pearls clearly visible, primary tips darker than primary bases. Black to 5 th primary. Photos are here: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S43300221 Alvaro Alvaro Jaramillo alvaro@... www.alvarosadventures.com |
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