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Index of Subjects Hi Bruce: I hope you did get comments from me and Eric Mills on this bird, which we think is a dwarfish Herring Gull. Something happened to hold up your mailing to naturen and NS-RBA - it's dated Jan. 3! Cheers, Ian Quoting Bruce Stevens <bstevens@stfx.ca>: > Hi all, > > While out birding today in Cumberland County near East Linden > (Northumberland side) I encountered a gull whose GISS (General > Impression of Size and Shape) spoke more of Iceland Gull than Herring > Gull but otherwise resembled HEGU. I captured a few photos: > > http://chimera.stfx.ca/aves/image/possible_thayers_gull.jpg > > In this photo, the possible Thayer's Gull is on the right, with two > herring gulls on the left. Immediately visible to me is the round > head, proportionately smaller bill than HEGU and very pink legs. > > http://chimera.stfx.ca/aves/image/possible_thayers_gull_2.jpg > > In this second photo, the possible Thayer's Gull is on the left in > front. Although several feet farther away, the adult Herring Gull > (right) appears noticeable larger, with a typical HEGU head shape, > proportionately heavier bill, and paler pink legs. > > I'm not a hardcore gullophile, but as I gain experience birding, I > find differences in structure and shape are becoming more apparent, > and this gull immediately stood out as different. I would appreciate > input from anyone on this identification. For anyone looking to see > this bird, there may be some difficulty. These photos were taken from > the roadside of the Sunrise Trail Coastal Drive (Rte. 366) near a > large beef farm where gulls can mass in the high hundreds, and mostly > Herring Gulls. I believe this is in the community of East Linden, > about 8km from the junction with Rte. 6 in Port Howe. I believe some > of the birders on this list know the farm I'm referring to, sorry for > the lousy directions. >
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