[Birdtalk] "Barrovianus" Glaucous Gulls (NO SIGHTING)

[Cliff and Lisa Weisse]

There's a discussion on the Tweeters list (Washington) of a white-winged 
gull that's been wintering in WA for several years that some have 
suggested could be an Iceland Gull.  Someone posted a link to a site 
that has photos of proposed barrovianus Glaucous Gulls wintering in 
Japan that are very interesting.  I don't know if they're barrovianus 
but they show how petite and Iceland-like Glaucous Gull can be.  I 
thought the photos were especially interesting in light of several 
similar birds that showed up in the western US last fall, including at 
Logan, UT and Flathead County Landfill, MT.  Some of the first winter 
birds from Japan have black bleeding back towards the base of the bill 
rather than the more clean-cut black tip typically associated with 
Glaucous, more like what you might expect of an advanced Kumlien's, and 
some are more heavily marked with brown on the scaps and coverts.  Enjoy.

http://www23.tok2.com/home/jgull/030222/ba9.html

Cliff

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Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa at octobersetters.com