Ross's Gull - Roger Robb
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Location

Yaquina Bay
Lincoln, Oregon, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 44.6180325, -124.023757
Age
Not specified
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Observation details

FOUND WED., 2/18, BY HARRY NIEHLS. BIRD WAS ADULT, WINTER PLUMAGE. WEDGE-SHAPED TAIL PROMINENT WITH TWO EXTENDED CENTRAL TAIL FEATHERS. BIRD VERY CLEAN W/ LIGHT GREY UNDERWINGS AND BLUSH OF PINK ON BELLY. THE HEAD HAD AN EARSPOT AND THE NECK SHOWED A TRACE OF NECKLACE. THE BILL WAS BLACK AND SHORT; LEGS REDDISH. THE GULL SELDOM RESTED AND FLEW BETWEEN THE BRIDGE AND THE COAST GUARD STATION OVER THE EDGE OF THE BAY. AT TIMES IT WOULD FLIT ON THE WATER AND PICK AT FOOD. FLIGHT WAS VERY BOUYANT - LIKE A BONAPARTE'S. THIS BIRD WAS STRAFED ONCE BY AN IMMATURE GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL, BUT, OTHERWISE, HAD NO INTERACTION WITH OTHER GULLS. BEAUTIFUL BIRD !

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