tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387933310486010400.post8961772294916873423..comments2024-01-02T00:37:03.533-06:00Comments on The Wandering Naturalist: 2010 IOS Gull FrolicChris Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17998883745688012052noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387933310486010400.post-71395465439861628012010-03-15T10:09:35.416-05:002010-03-15T10:09:35.416-05:00Thayerthz arethz impothzziblze tewthz identhurfeet...Thayerthz arethz impothzziblze tewthz identhurfeethzzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387933310486010400.post-31104931969443021172010-03-11T05:48:10.462-06:002010-03-11T05:48:10.462-06:00Wow that's a lot of gulls. I'm a second ye...Wow that's a lot of gulls. I'm a second year but mature birder who has a lot to learn in general about birding and in particular about gulls. Am familiar with Sax Zim area as one of my favorite fishing lakes is near Melrude.troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387933310486010400.post-84041800803517221152010-03-04T22:08:43.933-06:002010-03-04T22:08:43.933-06:00Yes, the last photo in this post is most definitel...Yes, the last photo in this post is most definitely of an adult (American) Herring Gull. The facial expression is entirely different from a Thayer's and the structure is not supportive of a Thayer's ID.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387933310486010400.post-13242861666017245672010-02-23T06:47:31.208-06:002010-02-23T06:47:31.208-06:00About the gull on your last pic:
As far as I know...About the gull on your last pic:<br /><br />As far as I know, Sibley notes in his guide(s) that a small percentage of winter Herring Gulls in the East show a wing tip pattern similar to Thayers. To me, the gull looks suspiciously like a Herring, although of course the wing tip pattern says Thayers.<br />I have seen one of these birds in Michigan in winter and have tentatively called it a Herring (so Thayer's remains off my life list).<br />In Europe, we have a comparable situation: in harsh winters, a few of the Herring Gulls (different species though) we see in central Europe show a very limited amount of black on their wing tips and these birds presumably are from the northern-most parts of their European breeding range.<br /><br />Well, as the other Thayer's in your post is a definite Thayer's, it won't matter as much to you as for me (lifer pending), but you might be interrested in investigating further...<br /><br />Cheers, happy birding trails <br />JochenJochenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852825311605464857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387933310486010400.post-73441690921150092832010-02-23T03:24:12.263-06:002010-02-23T03:24:12.263-06:00Looks like it was a lot of fun! Great post and fan...Looks like it was a lot of fun! Great post and fantastic birds. :DAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743669826652279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387933310486010400.post-66008294220844259272010-02-22T18:01:51.672-06:002010-02-22T18:01:51.672-06:00Great post..I cant even begin to ID gulls like you...Great post..I cant even begin to ID gulls like you do...maybe someday!Dawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.com