After checking our pictures on our computers, we re-evaluated the ID of the white winged Gull we saw and concluded on an Iceland Gull. In particular the pink part of the bill is not as pale as in Glaucous and the bill not as long as in Glaucous. Pictures here:
https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40469574 Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------- Original message --------From: "matthieu.benoit76" <matthieu.benoi...@orange.fr> Date: 11/11/17 12:59 PM (GMT-05:00) To: nys birds <NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Glaucous Gull, Belden point, Bronx There is currently a Glaucous Gull on the water at Belden point. Visible from Johnny Reef restaurant parking lot among the large group of gulls close to shore. Seen with Richard Aracil and Jared Cole. Matthieu Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds ABA Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
