Bird-Boys Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Pismo Beach, CA, Jan. 8, 2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Not sure, but likely an Olympic Gull... I thought it was a gigantic gull towering over the people when I first saw the photo! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird-Boys Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 what is an Olympic gull, again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 14 minutes ago, Bird-Boys said: what is an Olympic gull, again? Western Gull x Glaucous-winged Gull. It's the most common hybrid on the west coast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Is this bird in its 1st or 2nd winter? If its first winter its not Western x Glaucous-winged due to pink bill. Looks very messy and worn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 2/7/2020 at 3:09 PM, Melierax said: I thought it was a gigantic gull towering over the people when I first saw the photo! This is how I saw it, too. 😁 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I'd go with a wonderfully ugly California Gull. Parallel-sided bill with extensive pink, long wings. Why it looks like this in early January is a complete mystery, though. This looks like a bird in its first plumage cycle in May or June. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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