Possibly Glaucous-Winged Gull?

Possibly Glaucous-Winged Gull?#90362

By StarfleetScience - Mar 13 5:10 pm

- Mar 13 5:10 pm #90362

Hello everyone. I went to Blackie Spit today (13 March) this morning at around 10:00 A.M. and I saw a couple gulls. I'm pretty bad with gulls, but I think this is a Glaucous-Winged Gull because of the grey-ish wingtips and the pink legs. Attached is a picture.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/190033544 ... ed-public/

Well, thank you in advance for your identification help.

Mark Pan

Re: Possibly Glaucous-Winged Gull?#90366

By BirdingBC - Mar 13 10:08 pm

- Mar 13 10:08 pm #90366

I had a quick look and think this is a 2nd winter Glaucous-winged gull. Not totally sure and I will consult gull references tomorrow (time permitting) to see if I can improve the id. Gulls are difficult, juvenile gulls even more so.

Kevin Slagboom
Victoria, BC

Re: Possibly Glaucous-Winged Gull?#90368

By BirdingBC - Mar 14 4:32 pm

- Mar 14 4:32 pm #90368

I am revising my ID. I think this is a 3rd year winter glaucous-winged gull. The primaries look a bit dark so possible it has some Glaucous-winged x Western hybrid in it, also known as Olympic Gulls.

REF: http://gull-research.org/

Cheers and good birding,

Kevin Slagboom
Victoria, BC

Re: Possibly Glaucous-Winged Gull?#90369

By StarfleetScience - Mar 15 9:39 am

- Mar 15 9:39 am #90369

Great, thank you very much for you help!

Mark Pan