This interesting gull was still at the west side of Lake Estes at dusk today although it appeared to take off for good a few minutes earlier. I guess it decided to stay. I have posted a series of photographs at www.pbase.com/quetzal/mysterygullad. I will be adding some analysis to that site to discuss the identification. Several subtle field marks didn’t match Iceland Gull. I think the bird is a fairly pale second-year Thayer’s Gull, although I’m not 100% sure of this identification yet. Check out the webpage for more details. This was a great find by Scott. Thanks to him and Gary for getting the word out quickly. This will be a great discussion bird if you are interested in learning more about gull identification.
BTW, a scope is helpful for seeing the finer details of this gull, although it did pose close to shore by the park on the southwest side of the lake, so good views with binoculars is also likely. Nick Komar Fort Collins CO From: Gary Matthews Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 10:31 AM To: cobirds@googlegroups.com Subject: [cobirds] Iceland Gull - Lake Estes, Larimer County Scott Rashid found a juvenile Iceland Gull at Lake Estes this morning on his way to work. The bird was still there at 10:00 at the west end of the lake to the north of the fire station. The lake is very low and the bird was hanging out often with a California Gull in what is now a small inlet stream. It coild be easily seen form the parking area along the south side of the lake. Gary Matthews Estes Park -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
