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Leucophaeus atricilla,
Laughing Gulls take three years to reach adult plumage. Immature birds are always darker than most similar-sized gulls other than Franklin's. First-year birds are greyer below and have paler heads than first-year Franklin's, and second-years can be distinguished by the wing pattern and structure.
Spotted on Jan 11, 2011
Submitted on Nov 11, 2011
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yes good spot i found a few similar ID's lets hope they are correct too! http://web.me.com/wesleyddavis2/Birds/co...
It's possible that this is a first-winter (Oct-Mar) Laughing gull -- Larus atricilla