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Larus heermanni
There were quite a few of these winter-plumaged adult Heermann's on the beaches of southern California during November. The streaked head rather than bright white is the indicator of winter plumage.
Generally breed in Baja California but disperse north to the California beaches during winter and rarely as far north as southern BC. This one was seen with a mixed flock on the beach at Oceanside, California.
Spotted on Nov 19, 2015
Submitted on Jan 15, 2016
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