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#1 SFPeninsula

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 07:02 PM

Off Maine coast, thanks in advance.

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Posted 07 October 2012 - 05:46 PM

This was taken towards end of September off the coast of Maine, anyone, please?

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Posted 07 October 2012 - 05:57 PM

I have virtually no experience with gulls (yet) but these look good for 1st winter Great Black-backed, which should be pretty common in Maine.

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Posted 07 October 2012 - 11:03 PM

Thanks, I now have a name to the picture. I searched everywhere for a gull with grey color bill and found nothing, so being a juvenile probably explains it. I did see some big gulls trying to steal food from seals way offshore, and they do look like Great Black-backed gulls.

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Posted 07 October 2012 - 11:09 PM

I just hope somebody comes by to confirm. If not, I guess that makes me Whatbird's new gull expert ;)

I've been searching for a GBBG on Lake Michigan for a while... they are really cool looking I must say!

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Posted 07 October 2012 - 11:44 PM

Confirm -- I thought I posted on this one, guess that modem trouble I was having got in the way.

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Posted 07 October 2012 - 11:47 PM

Confirm -- I thought I posted on this one, guess that modem trouble I was having got in the way.

Okay, I begrudgingly give you the title of gull expert. As long as Aberrant is fine with it.

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