Nivalis Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Old photos again, think this is a ring billed but unsure because it looks like the ring may be the whole tip of the bill. Also seems to me like the tail is a little long as you can see in picture 2 September, peaks island ME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneat Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Looks like Ring-billed to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nivalis Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 K thanks for the conformation @Sneat thought so to but the bill had me confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Agree with Ring-billed Gull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 2nd-cycle Ringer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlp Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 thank you for posting. ring-billed gulls are dear to me. ive seen many, but didnt know what they were called until recent time. from a beginner's perspective: i think the bill can often appear to be dark at the entire end, especially dependent on lighting and distance, for example; at least in the population ive recently observed, it seems long tails, often pointed upward at an angle, are not too uncommon. i don't know enough to give good pointers on subtle differences between gull types, but i can vouch for these two apparent characteristics not excluding the ring-billed gull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Do you own a field guide? I ask, because first-year Ringers start with a virtually entirely dark bill and as they age through their first month or so, the bill color changes to pinkish with a dark bill tip, not a ring. Juvenile plumage A youngster only barely started into molt into first basic plumage and with abnormally dark bill for so late in year First basic plumage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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