Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto

Photo 1. Three Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 2 March 2014. The following photos show some of the range of variation. Bluffers Park is an excellent location to study the Iceland-Kumlien's-Thayer's cline. It's still a very wintery scene in the harbour,

 

Photo 2. First cycle Kumlien's Gull at Bluffers Park on 2 March 2014, The plumage is very worn.

 

Photo 3. Same first cycle Kumlien's Gull as in photo 2. Note broken primaries and quite dark tail band. Bluffers Park on 2 March 2014.

 

Photo 4. Another first cycle Kumlien's Gull, also with very worn primaries and scapulars. Bluffers Park on 2 March 2014.

 

Photo 5. 2nd Cycle Kumlien's Gull at Bluffer's Park on 2 March 2014.

 

Photo 6. Third cycle Kumlien's Gull with darkish wing tips at Bluffers Park.

 

Photo 7. A different third cycle Kumlien's Gull with darkish primaries towards the Thayer's end of the cline.

 

Photo 8. Another third cycle Kumlien's Gull with paler grey wingtips.

 

Photo 9. Third cycle Kumlien's/Thayer's Gull with very dark, wingtips? Bluffers Park on 2 March 2014.

 

Photo 10. Same individual as photo 10, but did not get a photo of the spread wing. Bluffers Park on 2 March 2014.

 

Photo 11. Adult Kumlien's Gull with dark wingtips. The gulls are molting out their winter headstreaking. Bluffers Park on 2 March 2014.

 

Photo 12. Adult Kumlien's Gull with medium grey wingtips. Bluffers Park on 2 March 2014.

 

Links to More Toronto Gulls in 2013-2014 Winter Season

 

Thayer's and Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park on 4 January 2014

 

Arctic Gulls in Toronto on  28 December 2013

 

Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park on 18 December 2013