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Index of Subjects --485b3970d31ece03d304ef7a3f39 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Rick, Thanks for posting/re-posting a link to those photos. I will admit that Glaucous Gulls are not a forte of mine and so I appreciate the discussion. I merely found it quite coincidental that the word 'immaculate' was used in both descriptions and wanted to see what other people thought on the topic more than anything else. Cheers, Chris Kennedy in Dartmouth On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 2:43 PM, Rick Whitman < dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com> wrote: > No doubt Cornell would be basically correct about this, but there are > sub-adult Glaucous Gulls that most birders would describe as "pure white". > Two are shown, in sequence, at this link. The first was at Cambridge Bay, > Nunavut & the second in Kings Co. NS. > > > http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Gulls/22412066_KwB9Kg#!i=2617041581&k=7LhRHmp > > Rick Whitman > > > On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 12:25 PM, chris kennedy <cjkennedy66@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I found this exact quote on the Cornell Website ( >> http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Glaucous_Gull/id) under the 'similar >> species' heading at the bottom of the page. >> >> "Albino gulls can be misidentified as Glaucous Gull<http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Glaucous_Gull/id>. >> If a gull is pure, immaculate white, it is probably an albino; young Glaucous >> Gulls <http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Glaucous_Gull/id> will have >> some light brown markings." >> >> Just a thought >> > > > > -- > Rick Whitman > --485b3970d31ece03d304ef7a3f39 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>Rick, <br><br></div>Thanks for posting/re-p= osting a link to those photos. I will admit that Glaucous Gulls are not a f= orte of mine and so I appreciate the discussion. I merely found it quite co= incidental that the word 'immaculate' was used in both descriptions= and wanted to see what other people thought on the topic more than anythin= g else.<br> <br></div>Cheers,<br></div>Chris Kennedy in Dartmouth<br></div><div class= =3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at = 2:43 PM, Rick Whitman <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:dendroica.cae= rulescens@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com</a>= ></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">No doubt Cornell would be b= asically correct about this, but there are sub-adult Glaucous Gulls that mo= st birders would describe as "pure white". Two are shown, in sequ= ence, at this link. The first was at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut & the secon= d in Kings Co. NS.<div> <br></div><div><a href=3D"http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Gulls/22412= 066_KwB9Kg#!i=3D2617041581&k=3D7LhRHmp" target=3D"_blank">http://rickwh= itman.smugmug.com/Nature/Gulls/22412066_KwB9Kg#!i=3D2617041581&k=3D7LhR= Hmp</a><br> </div><div><br> </div><div>Rick Whitman</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div><div cla= ss=3D"h5"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 12:25 P= M, chris kennedy <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:cjkennedy66@gmail.= com" target=3D"_blank">cjkennedy66@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I found this exact quo= te on the Cornell Website (<a href=3D"http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Gl= aucous_Gull/id" target=3D"_blank">http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Glauco= us_Gull/id</a>) under the 'similar species' heading at the bottom o= f the page.<br> <br>"Albino gulls can be misidentified as <a href=3D"http://www.allabo= utbirds.org/guide/Glaucous_Gull/id" target=3D"_blank">Glaucous Gull</a>. If= a gull is pure, immaculate white, it is probably an albino; young <a href= =3D"http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Glaucous_Gull/id" target=3D"_blank">= Glaucous Gulls</a> will have some light brown markings."<br> <br></div>Just a thought<br></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div></div></div><span c= lass=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">-- <br>Rick Whitman<br> </font></span></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --485b3970d31ece03d304ef7a3f39--
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