zbird Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Last ID - saw all these gulls in Anchorage a few days ago. Not sure what they are; I'm bad at gull IDs. There were a lot of gulls flying around downtown and calling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Looks like Mew Gull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 57 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Looks like Mew Gull. Now Short-billed Gull. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Connor Cochrane said: Now Short-billed Gull. As of a couple of weeks ago https://www.aba.org/the-2021-aos-supplement-is-out/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Just now, Peromyscus said: As of a couple of weeks ago https://www.aba.org/the-2021-aos-supplement-is-out/ Woohoo! Forgot to check for the AOS supplement to update my taxonomy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Woohoo! Forgot to check for the AOS supplement to update my taxonomy. Of course, being the bird nerd I am, I await nervously the publication of each AOS supplement. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 16 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said: Now Short-billed Gull. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 minute ago, IKLland said: Roughly speaking, eBird taxonomy follows the Clements Checklist (a global bird taxonomy), which updates once a year in late summer/autumn. eBird will then match their taxonomy to match the Clements Checklist in their annual update. It doesn't happen overnight. You likely won't see Short-billed Gull referred to in eBird until next year's update (2022). 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Just to be clear, regardless of what we call it, we're agreed QQ has correctly Identified the bird? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 34 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: Just to be clear, regardless of what we call it, we're agreed QQ has correctly Identified the bird? Interesting. So now I'm QQ? I guess I shouldn't have chosen such a long name, but I don't mind the shortening. It sounds alright. Anyway, this would be my first correct gull identification on whatbird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Interesting. So now I'm QQ? I guess I shouldn't have chosen such a long name, but I don't mind the shortening. It sounds alright. Anyway, this would be my first correct gull identification on whatbird. Short-billed Gulls confirmed. Congrats, QQ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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