sbruenjes Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 I went to Cape May today, and have a lot of birds I'm trying to process. I'm not sure of what I have here.. Is this s tundra swan, herring gull (it was really a large gull), and I'm not sure what type of gull the last one is... Any help would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 You’re right about the tundra. Gonna skip the gulls because well, they’re gulls. However, the last one might be Great Black-backed looking at that big bill. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 The second photo is indeed a Herring Gull. In addition to the large size which you note, the pale golden iris is visible if you zoom in a bit - iris color can be helpful when IDing gulls. The last photo is Black-backed Gulls. Not sure if they’re Lesser or Great - it’s been a while since I birded on the east coast! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phalarope713 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 The last birds look fine for Great Black-backed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 19 hours ago, AlexHenry said: The second photo is indeed a Herring Gull. In addition to the large size which you note, the pale golden iris is visible if you zoom in a bit - iris color can be helpful when IDing gulls. The last photo is Black-backed Gulls. Not sure if they’re Lesser or Great - it’s been a while since I birded on the east coast! Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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