[mou] Little Gull ??

[Paul Budde]

I'm having second thoughts about this gull.  It was extremely small when
swimming with Ring-billed's last night (1/4 - 1/3rd the size; 2/3rds the
length), and it was hard to see to what extent it had a dark cap.  Today,
lying on the north beach at Calhoun, it is evident that there is only the
hint of a darker cap, and while the bill size is within the range of Little
Gull, it does tend towards the larger end.  I have yet to see its open
wings, and have not yet heard from anyone who has.  In my mind, this would
be the easiest way to distinguish these species. If not a Little Gull, it is
a very small Bonaparte's.  

Sorry to any who might have chased it,
Paul  

 

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