[NatureNS] Re: Strange Gull at Sullivan's Pond

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From: Pat McKay <ah205@chebucto.ns.ca>
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:30:57 -0400
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Hello Folks,

Thanks to everyone who replied to my mystery gull question. I do find gull
IDs challenging, but that is what makes it fun!

Also at Sullivan's Pond this morning were 3 male Pintails, a pair of
Gadwalls, 2 pairs of Red-breasted Mergansers, and 5 or 6 Common Mergansers.
I also saw the Pintail x Mallard hybrid that Bernard Burke described
earlier.

Cheers,
Pat

On 23 February 2013 15:00, Pat McKay <ah205@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote:

> Hello All,
> Here's some photos of a mystery gull I saw at Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth
> this morning. When I first saw the bird it was sitting on the ice, and the
> dark mantle made me think "Lesser black-backed Gull." Then it stood up, and
> I could see that the legs were pink and not yellow. The nearest thing I can
> find in Sibley, is Slaty-backed Gull. The bird is larger than a Ring-billed
> Gull, and slightly smaller than a Herring Gull, as can be seen in the
> photos. What do the gull experts amongst you think?
> https://picasaweb.google.com/pat.mckay/GullSullivanSPondDartmouth?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJ3ZjNO4t7SplQE&feat=directlink
>
> Cheers,
> Pat McKay
>

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Hello Folks,<br><br>Thanks to everyone who replied to my mystery gull quest=
ion. I do find gull IDs challenging, but that is what makes it fun!<br><br>=
Also at Sullivan&#39;s Pond this morning were 3 male Pintails, a pair of Ga=
dwalls, 2 pairs of Red-breasted Mergansers, and 5 or 6 Common Mergansers. I=
 also saw the Pintail x Mallard hybrid that Bernard Burke described earlier=
.<br>

<br>Cheers,<br>Pat<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 23 February 2013 15=
:00, Pat McKay <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ah205@chebucto.ns.ca=
" target=3D"_blank">ah205@chebucto.ns.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquo=
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dark mantle made me think &quot;Lesser black-backed Gull.&quot; Then it sto=
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and I could see that the legs were pink and not yellow. The nearest=20
thing I can find in Sibley, is Slaty-backed Gull. The bird is larger=20
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p;feat=3Ddirectlink</a><br>


<br>Cheers,<br>Pat McKay<br>
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