[Birdtalk] possible Western Gull PICS

[Tim Avery]

Thanks to Glenn Barlow for posting the sighting of the possible Western Gull at
Lee Kay Ponds this afternoon.  Colby and I found the bird and spent some time
photographing and studying it before Larene Wyss, Glenn Barlow, and Pomera
Fronce arrived to view the bird.  At around 4:15 pm the bird headed N-NW over
the dump with 1,000's of other gulls to roost for the night.  We suspect it
will likely return tomorrow as this is where the gulls tend to congregate
during the day.

Our opinion is that this bird could be a 3rd or 4th bird, but due to our lack of
knowledge on this species and the complexity of the "Olympic" Gull hybrids, it
is hard to say.  We have posted shots on ID-frontiers and hope to have the gull
experts grace us with their knowledge.

Images of the bird can be seen at:

http://timaverybirding.com/wegu/wegu.html

Please feel free to comment as well, and I will keep the list posted on what we
find out.



Good Birding

Tim
Indianapolis, IN and Salt Lake City, UT
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