gstacks 105 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Today near Denver. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AlexHenry 1,425 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) Looks like a Mew Gull to me, though that must be much rarer than Ring-billed... Edited January 24 by AlexHenry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gstacks 105 Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 I'm starting to think it's a first-winter ring-billed gull. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Spencer 3,392 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 That strikes me as a rather dainty bill for a Ringer. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigOly 491 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 From these photos I like 1st cycle Ring-Billed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seanbirds 711 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, AlexHenry said: Looks like a Mew Gull to me, though that must be much rarer than Ring-billed... 1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said: That strikes me as a rather dainty bill for a Ringer. Agreed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Leukering 2,531 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 The tail looks nearly entirely blackish -- Mew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gstacks 105 Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 36 minutes ago, Tony Leukering said: The tail looks nearly entirely blackish -- Mew Great! A lifer for me. And apparently it's rare (at least where and when I saw it--Cherry Creek SP today). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IKLland 584 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 1 hour ago, Tony Leukering said: The tail looks nearly entirely blackish -- Mew I would like ringer, but have no experience with mews, whatever tony says with gulls is rule🙃 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Connor Cochrane 2,624 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Defined Mew 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jefferson Shank 1,978 Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Mew Gull Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gstacks 105 Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 On 1/24/2021 at 5:57 PM, Tony Leukering said: The tail looks nearly entirely blackish -- Mew @Tony Leukering Is there a way to contact the eBird reviewer for this hotspot (Cherry Creek State Park in Colorado) and ask why they haven't approved this report yet? I don't want to bug them. I appreciate their work. Sincerely. But this species hasn't been approved yet, and I'm not sure if there's anything I can do or if I should. In the scheme of things, this doesn't matter, I know. Just curious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phalarope713 755 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 43 minutes ago, gstacks said: @Tony Leukering Is there a way to contact the eBird reviewer for this hotspot (Cherry Creek State Park in Colorado) and ask why they haven't approved this report yet? I don't want to bug them. I appreciate their work. Sincerely. But this species hasn't been approved yet, and I'm not sure if there's anything I can do or if I should. In the scheme of things, this doesn't matter, I know. Just curious. It can take weeks or even months for records to be accepted because eBird reviewers are volunteers. This doesn't necessarily mean they have rejected your report, but just that they're busy with other aspects of their life. I'm sure they'll get around to accepting your report soon 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gstacks 105 Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 4 minutes ago, Phalarope713 said: It can take weeks or even months for records to be accepted because eBird reviewers are volunteers. This doesn't necessarily mean they have rejected your report, but just that they're busy with other aspects of their life. I'm sure they'll get around to accepting your report soon 🙂 You're right. And it doesn't matter. I'm just procrastinating anyway. I have a ton of papers to grade, so all of a sudden I'm obsessed with one report of a freaking gull. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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