Lesser Black-backed Gull - R C Y
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Muskegon Wastewater System
Muskegon, Michigan, United States
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Map Coordinates: 43.2511023, -86.037524
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Observation details

About the size of the Herring Gulls (HEGU) it was standing among. Clear white head, brighter yellow bill than the HEGU's, red gonydeal spot, red/orange gape, red/orange orbital ring clearly seen in picture, dark gray/light black back, darker than any of the other +100 gulls sharing the shore, yellow legs not as bright as bill. Observed for forty-five minutes from about 15 meters away on the eastern edge of the East Lagoon (Hall Drain) north of the Land-Fill/Dump & West of Swanson Road. Optics: "Eagle Optics Ranger 10x50" binoculars.

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