gpoole Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Can I identify this gull as a juvenile Ring-billed Gull? Still learning and really appreciate the help. It was smaller than the American Black Ducks it was feeding with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Definitely Ring-billed, but it's in its first-winter plumage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpoole Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 Thank you akandula. Ring-billed, immature (first winter) it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Yes, immature, but the photos appear to be of different individuals, given how different the two birds are in amount of gray on the upperparts. Those gray feathers are formative feathers, while the brown ones are retained juvenile feathers. Juvenile Ring-billeds look like this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpoole Posted October 7, 2020 Author Share Posted October 7, 2020 You are correct Mr. Leukering. There were 2 of these birds there in the early morning light. I thought the images were of the same bird but seem to be mistaken. Thank you for your assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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