Cottonwood Marsh
Beth Partin
Things were quiet today, except for two avocets and a juvenile snowy egret. Among the pelicans and ring-bills was an adult gull I couldn't identify. It had a dark eye, red dot on the bill, wings slightly darker than the ring-bills with black primaries, and yellow legs. Maybe a Thayer's and I misjudged the legs?
Beth Partin
Boulder County
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Beth,
The likely candidate would be California Gull, which you described perfectly, and breeds locally in Colorado. I counted 300 at one lake in Loveland the other day. Thayer's arrive in October, and have bright pink legs.
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Subject: [cobirds] Cottonwood Marsh
Things were quiet today, except for two avocets and a juvenile snowy egret. Among the pelicans and ring-bills was an adult gull I couldn't identify. It had a dark eye, red dot on the bill, wings slightly darker than the ring-bills with black primaries, and yellow legs. Maybe a Thayer's and I misjudged the legs?
Beth Partin
Boulder County
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