[Birdnet] Nice gull at Sand Hollow State Park 5/22

[Webmail rfridell]

Hello,

This evening (5/22),  I located a large dark first-cycle gull at Sand Hollow
State Park (Washington Co., UT).  The gull was along the south shore (across
from the OHV parking lot area) hanging around the sandy beach with a ragtag
flock of California and Ring-billed Gulls.  I first noticed the gull around
6:30 pm from the upper loop road as I was taking the back way home from
Hurricane; I managed a few photos but had to head on home.  Later Rob Dobbs,
Kristen, Quinn, and I returned and were able to study the gull in detail. It
was still present as it got dark.  We think it is likely a first-cycle
Lesser Black-backed Gull, however it appeared very large-billed, and
overall, large and stocky relative to adjacent California Gulls..... I
managed some pretty good photos, so if anyone would like to form their own
opinion, let me know and I can send some along.

Regards,

Rick Fridell
Hurricane, UT
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