Franklin's Gull - Tom Baumgart
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Location

Bird Rd. Sewage Ponds (Park outside gates, even if open. Do not block driveway)
Genesee, Michigan, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 42.8160575, -83.8758059
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

County mega found by Maureen Tulip. Pics. Got roughly 10 minutes to view the bird before it flew off to the N. Miserable windy conditions. County bird #261. 1st winter type. Partial grayish-black hood contrasting with prominent white eye-arcs. The chin, crown, and forehead were whitish. The rear neck had a grayish wash (vs. brown) and the bird had a white breast which rules out a similarly-aged laughing gull. The fresh mantle feathers were darker gray than any of the other gulls (RBGU and BOGU) and stood out. The other feather groups above (secondaries and wing coverts) had a gray-brown coloration though the tertials had a contrasting white edge. The folded primaries were blackish with white tips. The bill was black and relatively thin.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D500
ISO
500
Focal length
500 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/640 sec
Dimensions
1601 pixels x 1067 pixels
Original file size
465.1 KB