Cloebird Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Could this one gull be anything other than a Franklins? It has no bold white eye-arc. It’s eyes are red if you look close. Taken May 7 at Reed Lake, SK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 This'll be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Everything but the missing eye crescents looks right for Franklin's, so I have no idea. 🤷♀️ Just a weird one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloebird Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 Red eyes also meghann? I couldn’t find anything that said otherwise but they normally look dark to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Any more photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Cloebird said: Red eyes also meghann? I couldn’t find anything that said otherwise but they normally look dark to me. 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️ I just don't know of any other gulls with a black head and white spots on the primaries like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 1 hour ago, meghann said: 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️ I just don't know of any other gulls with a black head and white spots on the primaries like that. Yes, there's no other species that shows these characteristics. Options here are either an aberrant Franklin's or a hybrid with another species. I'll do a little research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 We used to have a gull guy back in the day named Aberrant. It's a bummer when we lose specialized members like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 There was a very similar bird posted to the North American Gulls Facebook page a few years ago, red eye and all. One suggestion was Ring-billed x Franklin's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I'm puzzled by this bird. I don't know what to do honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloebird Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Yes, I'm puzzled too. That's interesting about the the Gulls Facebook page. I'll do some further research on the suggestion. Fabulous! It gives me a direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egosnell2002 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 What the... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egosnell2002 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 You know what, after looking even harder at it, and talking with some friends, I've decided I think it's just a Franklin's missing the eye arcs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloebird Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 Do Franklins gulls normally have red eyes? Both his eyes are red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egosnell2002 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I've never experienced their eye colour first hand, but all the online pictures show a reddish-brown colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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