California Gull - Brad Jacobs
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Location

Truman Reservoir
Benton, Missouri, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 38.2599722, -93.4127028
Age
Not specified
Sex
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Observation details

An adult California Gull: Noticeably larger than RBGU, yellow legs, darker blue-gray back than RBG, yellow Bill with red and black marks near tip, smaller, narrower bill than herring gull. Photos 731 and 771 both show the two outer primary feather have recently molted and the new ones with the larger white spots are still short, but visible along the leading edge of the outer wing from the underside. There appears to be no black in the tail.

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