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Hi Ian, =0AThanks for having a look. Unfortunately, these pictures were th=
e only ones that showed the gull well enough. =0ABernard - It was not REALL=
Y close to the moose. Probably about 2kms away. =0AThanks again, =0AJennif=
er=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: "iamclar@DAL.CA" <iamclar@DAL.C=
A>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca; Jennifer LeBlanc <ducksarefun@yahoo.com>=
=0ASent: Sunday, February 4, 2007 2:05:46 PM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] Cow =
Bay birds today=0A=0AHi Jennifer et al.:=0A=0AYour gull photos pose a fine =
puzzle. They're certainly not Black-legged=0AKittiwake and, although you m=
ention that it was darker gray (back and upper=0Awing presumably) than a He=
rring Gull, they're not good for Laughing Gull=0Aeither. The latter would n=
ever have a white window on the outer primaries=0A(quite large on P10 - the=
outer, and smaler on P9). The bird reminds me at a=0Aglance of an adult h=
ybrid Ring-billed and Black-headed Gull that Eric =0AMills and=0AI saw in s=
ummer 2005 at Stepheenville Crossing, NL. That bird had reddish legs=0Aand =
bill, an incomplete dark gray hood (with chin and upper throat remaining=0A=
white), a basically Ring-billed wing pattern (without a white upper wing=0A=
panel), but with less extensive white windows than a Ring-billed. This=0Ahy=
bridization has also been invoked for a bird that turned up some months ago=
=0Ain New York.=0A=0AStill, without more photos (did you get any more?) one=
couldn't be conclusive=0Aabout the bird.=0A=0AQuoting Jennifer LeBlanc <du=
cksarefun@yahoo.com>:=0A=0A> While in Cow Bay today watching surfers we saw=
Common Eiders, White =0A> Winged Scoters (a large flock, but I couldn't co=
unt them - I didn't =0A> have my binoculars), unknown alcids (~5), Herring =
and BB gulls and =0A> two gulls that I don't feel confident in identifying =
on my own. The =0A> links below are pictures of the birds. The back was=
darker grey =0A> than a Herring Gull and they were much smaller than a HER=
G. The legs =0A> were black, although I thought there was a reddish tint. =
Again, it =0A> was hard to tell without binoculars. We were thinking Bla=
ck Legged =0A> Kittiwake, but I also considered Laughing Gull. If someone =
could =0A> identify it, could you let me know? Thanks!=0A>=0A> http://www.=
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t-size:12pt"><div style=3D"font-family: times new roman,new york,times,seri=
f; font-size: 12pt;">Hi Ian, <br>Thanks for having a look. Unfortunat=
ely, these pictures were the only ones that showed the gull well enough. <b=
r>Bernard - It was not REALLY close to the moose. Probably about 2kms=
away. <br>Thanks again, <br>Jennifer<br><br><div style=3D"font-family: tim=
es new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message=
----<br>From: "iamclar@DAL.CA" <iamclar@DAL.CA><br>To: naturens@cheb=
ucto.ns.ca; Jennifer LeBlanc <ducksarefun@yahoo.com><br>Sent: Sunday,=
February 4, 2007 2:05:46 PM<br>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Cow Bay birds today=
<br><br><div>Hi Jennifer et al.:<br><br>Your gull photos pose a fine puzzle=
. They're certainly not Black-legged<br>Kittiwake and, although =
you mention that it
was darker gray (back and upper<br>wing presumably) than a Herring Gull, t=
hey're not good for Laughing Gull<br>either. The latter would never have a =
white window on the outer primaries<br>(quite large on P10 - the outer, and=
smaler on P9). The bird reminds me at a<br>glance of an adult h=
ybrid Ring-billed and Black-headed Gull that Eric <br>Mills and<br>I saw in=
summer 2005 at Stepheenville Crossing, NL. That bird had reddish legs<br>a=
nd bill, an incomplete dark gray hood (with chin and upper throat remaining=
<br>white), a basically Ring-billed wing pattern (without a white upper win=
g<br>panel), but with less extensive white windows than a Ring-billed. This=
<br>hybridization has also been invoked for a bird that turned up some mont=
hs ago<br>in New York.<br><br>Still, without more photos (did you get any m=
ore?) one couldn't be conclusive<br>about the bird.<br><br>Quoting Jennifer=
LeBlanc <ducksarefun@yahoo.com>:<br><br>> While in Cow Bay today =
watching
surfers we saw Common Eiders, White <br>> Winged Scoters (a large flock=
, but I couldn't count them - I didn't <br>> have my binoculars), unknow=
n alcids (~5), Herring and BB gulls and <br>> two gulls that I don't fee=
l confident in identifying on my own. The <br>> links below&=
nbsp; are pictures of the birds. The back was darker grey <=
br>> than a Herring Gull and they were much smaller than a HERG. &n=
bsp;The legs <br>> were black, although I thought there was a reddish ti=
nt. Again, it <br>> was hard to tell without binoculars. =
; We were thinking Black Legged <br>> Kittiwake, but I also consid=
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