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Herring Gull (Between Juvenile and 2nd Winter plumage)

Larus argentatus

Description:

Juvenile and first-winter birds are mainly brown with darker streaks and have a dark bill and eyes. Speckled full like bird with white poofy neckfeathers that we saw walking to Summerfest along the Menominee river.

Notes:

Speckled full like bird with white poofy neckfeathers that we saw walking to Summerfest along the Menominee river.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Herring Gull (Between Juvenile and 2nd Winter plumage)
Larus argentatus Herring Gull Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology


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1 Comment

Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 4 years ago

I don't think this is Ruff - palmated feet, short neck and gull like beak; I'm betting on some juvenile gull...

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Spotted on Jul 7, 2019
Submitted on Jul 7, 2019

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