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Arctic Gulls in
Toronto - 28 December 2013 |
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On 28 December 2013, Declan Troy and I
visited Ashbridges Bay where we saw about 14 Kumlien's - Thayer's
Gulls on the ice opposite the boat ramps. Several gave close views
as we noted variation in wing tip pigmentation (various shades of
grey to black), eye colour and bill colour and pattern. At Sunnyside
we saw a juvenile Glaucous Gull on the breakwall. |
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Photo 1. Adult Kumlien's Gull in winter
plumage at Ashbridges Bay on 28 December 2013. |
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Photo 2. Another adult
Kumlien's Gull in winter plumage with darker wingtips than Photo 1. |
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Photo 3. A third adult Kumlien's Gull
in winter plumage, darkish primaries, pale yellow iris. |
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Photo 4. Third winter
Kumlien's Gull - Thayer's Gull with black primaries. Ashbridges Bay
2013 |
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Photo 5. Third winter
Kumlien's Gull - Thayer's Gull at Ashbridges Bay. 28 December 2013 |
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Spread wing of gull in
Photo 5/ These gulls show so much variation that they do not fit
neatly into categories |
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Juvenile Glaucous Gull
on the breakwall at Sunnyside. Note all black tip to bill. 28
December 2013. |
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Links to More
Toronto Gulls in 2013-2014 Winter Season |
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Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park on 18 December 2013 |
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Thayer's and Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park on 4 January 2014 |
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Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park on 2 March 2014 |
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