A little cheat sheet for identifying adult winter gulls that can be seen in our area during the winter.
| gull | age | size | upperside wing | underside wing | wing tips | tail | head and neck streaking | bill | legs | eyes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring-billed | adult | L19" WS48" | gray | pale | black with white spot | white | faint and sparse | yellow with black band | yellow | pale |
| Herring | adult | L25" WS58" | gray | pale | black with white spot | white | extensive and dark | yellow with red spot | pink | pale |
| Great Black-backed | adult | L30" WS65" | black | light and dark gray | black with white spot | white | white | yellow with red spot | pale pink | clear yellow to dark |
| Lesser Black-backed | adult | L23" WS54" | dark gray | light gray and gray | black with small white spot | white | extensive and dark | yellow with red spot | bright yellow | clear yellow |
| Glaucous | adult | L28" WS60" | faint gray | nearly all white | white | white | faint and sparse | yellowish with red spot | pale pink | clear yellow |
| Iceland | adult | L23" WS54" | light gray | nearly all white | white or very little dark gray | white | none or faint | yellow-green with red spot | pink | pale yellow to brownish |
| Thayer's | adult | L23" WS54" | gray | white | some black | white | extensive and dark | yellow-green with red spot | deep pink | dark |
| Bonaparte's | adult | L13" WS32" | gray with white triangle | gray with white triangle | black | white | dark ear-spot | black | pink | black |
How can you kill gulls? resume help says that it's forbidden!
posted by Elsolo on Jul 25, 2011 at 07:24:40 am #