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Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto |
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Ron Pittaway and I observed these three
Kumlien's Gulls at Bluffers Park in Toronto on 3 January 2015.
Left to right: second winter, adult and juvenile Kumlien's Gulls.
These three are also shown below. |
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Second winter Kumlien's Gull with
somewhat dark primaries being within the range of variation shown by
Kumlien's. Same age Thayer's shows darker more contrasting wingtips. |
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Adult Kumlien's Gull
in winter plumage. It has an injured wing, though it was able to
fly. |
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Juvenile Kumlien's
Gull. Gulls that breed in the Arctic hold their juvenile plumage
well into the winter. 3 January 2015. |
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Thayer's Gull at
Bluffers Park on 12 January 2015 |
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Kumlien's Gulls
on 3 January 2015. |
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