BirdFellow Gallery

1 Late fall adult cycle (November), Oregon.
2 Winter adult cycle (December), Oregon
3 Early spring adult-cycle (March), Oregon.
4 Winter second-cycle (March)
5 Winter second-cycle (December)
6 Winter second cycle (December), Oregon. Note very rounded head shape, dark eye, small bill, and proportionally short legs.
7 Winter second-cycle (February)
8 Atypical second cycle (December). The distinctly bi-colored bill is indicative of a second cycle bird, but this bird has only a few gray feathers on the mantle and scaps. The primaries are paler than normal for this age class. Also note the light eye.
9 Atypical second cycle (December). The distinctly bi-colored bill is indicative of a second cycle bird, but this bird has only a few gray feathers on the mantle and scaps. The primaries are paler than normal for this age class. Also note the light eye.
10 Late winter first-cycle (February), Oregon. This bird is at the extreme dark end of the spectrum for a first-winter bird. It is suggestive of juvenile plumage.
11 Winter first-cycle (December), Oregon.
12 Winter first-cycle (January).
13 Late winter first-cycle (February), Oregon.
14 Late winter first-cycle (February), Oregon. Small bill and dainty features of this bird somewhat suggestive of Kumlien's Gull.
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16 Winter second-cycle (December), Washington. Note strongly patterned two-tone bill.
17 Winter second-cycle (December), Washington.
18 Winter first-cycle (January).
19 Late fall first cycle (November).
20 Winter adult-cycle (March)

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