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[jeffroscoe]

El Paso County, CO, last week. Thanks.

Not my pics, these were taken by my son-in-law. Mine weren't worth posting.

http://www.flickr.co...coe/7305510964/

http://www.flickr.co...coe/7305510672/

[sdearth]

greater blackback anyone?

[hawkhenries]

Looks kind of light. Could it be a lesser black backed??

[Grandpa577]

Looks good for a worn California Gull, adult. Wing tip patterns are consistent. Too light in color for either Black-backed Gulls. The fact that the upperparts are mostly in shadow is what is making them look dark.

[PoorMatty]

I like California for this bird much better than either Black-backed Gull, not least for the fact that they'd both be very out of range (though range maps are especially relative when it comes to gulls, in my experience).

[ColoTomo]

I like California for this bird much better than either Black-backed Gull, not least for the fact that they'd both be very out of range (though range maps are especially relative when it comes to gulls, in my experience).

I agree with California Gull -- Big mirror in P10, smaller in P9, plus color and bill look good

As for the Black-backed Gulls, we get a small but usually consistent number of Lesser , but pretty much only in the winter time. Greater shows up too, but again, in winter