Most days that I look at gulls in parking lots, an off colored Herring Gull has to pass for an interesting one. Not the case today. First it was the adult ICELAND GULL that I reported earlier from Point Lookout. While I stated that it appeared to be the rare nominate race, I am informed that a tiny percentage of our regular Kumlien's race can be without gray in the wingtips. Pictures are provided (at the link below) for anyone that feels able to distinguish.
At Jones Beach West End 2, keeping in mind the previously reported Glaucous Gull, my attention was drawn to a somewhat uniformly beige colored juvenile. My impression from looking at it live (size, for one thing) and the pictures make me think something else. But it seems kind of dark for Iceland and some of the features in the pictures (mainly the brownish tan primaries) seem to put Thayer's into consideration. I put a quick post up on my web site without narration. The pictures are large to facilitate careful study (but compressed enough so they should load quickly). Go to http://www.stevewalternature.com/ and click the link below the Razorbill feature. Steve Walter Bayside, NY From: bounce-75421776-8873...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-75421776-8873...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of swalte...@verizon.net Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 9:34 AM To: 'Andrew Baksh'; 'nysbirds-l' Subject: [nysbirds-l] Iceland Gull, Pt Lookout Adult of apparent nominate race , the rarer one here. Main parking lot. -- 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/ --
