ML138241031
Contributor
Alex Rinkert Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Pajaro River mouth (MTY Co.)
Monterey, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
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Observation details
An alternate adult first seen in SCZ flying S down the beach, and continuing on S into MTY and landing at the river mouth where I was able to study and photograph extensively. A small gull (smaller than HEER, CAGU, and WEGU nearby) with medium-dark gray mantle, black primaries with moderately large white apical spots, clean white underside with faint pinkish hue on breast and belly, white tail and dark reddish black feet. Head was completely black with prominent white eye-arcs and a petite, straight red bill. When flying: white underwings, white trailing edge, black wingtips with white edges. I was able to get an audio recording of its call (a whiny "meeUUU!"), when pestered by HEERs.
Technical information
- Dimensions
- 2423 pixels x 1603 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.6 MB