Anya, I agree that this is a good candidate for Thayer's b/c of the strong crescents on the primary tips, the strong tail band and the overall color. I would love to be able to see the bill, head shape and size in comparison to Herring Gull to be sure.
Hugh On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 10:38 PM, AA Fawkes <aafaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Apologies for posting late. An immature white-winged gull, possibly a > Thayer's, was on the reservoir Sunday, along with several hundred other > gulls and a definite Kumlien's. There has been quite a bit of debate on > various facebook groups, and I would welcome more opinions. I'm going to > try to re-find the bird tomorrow to get better pictures, as the ones I've > got are distant and overexposed. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/elwingflight/sets/72157640157804394/ > > Anya Auerbach > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird*<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > *!* > -- > -- Hugh McGuinness Washington, D.C. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
