ML611421110

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Landed on presumed Vega after a long chat with Nick Mrvelj. Dark mantled (in line with the dark end of California or an average Western gull) and pale-eyed gull with a pronounced tertial crescent and secondary skirt, streaking limited to the hind neck, bright pink legs, relatively parallel-edged yellow bill and smallish bill with red in the gonys, long-winged and relatively lean in proportions. Structure and mantle color do not suggest Slaty-backed. Thayer's should show more diffuse streaking, a lighter mantle, and paler undersides to primaries. Vega seems to be the only other relatively probably alternative, barring an appledore (lbbg x herg) which would be much less likely. Flew south with all other gulls around 3:18pm due to an unobserved disturbance. Could not get a good open-wing shot. All images digiscoped.

Technical information

Model

Pixel 6a

ISO

59

Flash

Flash did not fire

Dimensions

2534 pixels x 1834 pixels

Original file size

726.79 KB