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California Gull

L. Californicus

Habitat:

Mono Lake

1 Species ID Suggestions

sttweets
sttweets 12 years ago
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull


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3 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

Sttweets, I spotted this bird in the mono basin.If you are a nature lover you should really visit Mono Lake. The mono basin is the main breeding ground for these sea gulls. However they have discovered, thru continuous monitoring, that their numbers are declining in the mono basin.
I looked up this information in the Mono Lake Newsletter 2011

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

thanks sttweets for your valuable feedback. I still have to do my reading and research. Will keep you informed.

sttweets
sttweets 12 years ago

@Emma, I think it's the Great black-backed Gull. It could also be the Lesser Black-backed Gull, although I would expect he legs to bee brighter yellow. Another factor is size, but thats hard to tell from the picture. Please check wikipedia for details.

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Los Angeles, California, USA

Spotted on Jul 12, 2011
Submitted on Jul 12, 2011

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