Western Gull - Mark Walton
Report

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Date

Location

Marine Park, Everett
Snohomish, Washington, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 48.0037205, -122.2223678
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

I'm normally reluctant to report a "pure" western gull in this area but this one seemed to tick the necessary boxes. The bird caught my eye because the mantle looked much darker than any of the (many) nearby Olympic gulls, including those that seemed to have the darkest primaries and darkest mantles. Also, unlike the nearby Olympic gulls, there was very little dark streaking or smudginess on this bird's head.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D850
ISO
1600
Focal length
600 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/1250 sec
Dimensions
3235 pixels x 2715 pixels
Original file size
1.55 MB