6 replies to this topic

[Takuya]

Hello everyone!
I went to San Francisco CA last month as our honeymoon and I saw this immature gull with some Adult Western Gulls.
I don't have enough experience to ID for Western Gull. Please help me to ID.


June20.2012 @San Francisco/CA/USA

Thank you.

[JimBob]

I believe so, but wait for Joejr, or grandpa. (or Aberrant if he would ever post!)

[psweet]

The bill's heavy enough, the back color seems about right, and the head's nice and white, so I'd say Western.

[Grandpa577]

As a caveat, I have no in field experience with West Coast birds. This does appear to be a Western Gull based on the head shape and bill size, probably a second summer. I would, however, expect the gray on the mantle to be darker.

[Joejr14]

The bill's heavy enough, the back color seems about right, and the head's nice and white, so I'd say Western.

Agreed.

[psweet]

Grandpa, take a look at the northern race of Western Gull -- you find it from about SF north, and it's much closer to Glaucous-winged in terms of back color.

[Takuya]

Thanks guys! Gull Id is too hard for me...