Large black-mantled gull at Pelican Point, CCSP, Denver

[Johnson, Candice E., MD.]

Reply to Steve Rash. Yes, it does look like a Kelp Gull.  My husband and I spent 20 minutes staring at a very dark black-mantled  gull through our scope yesterday around 1pm.He was standing in shallow water, but we saw yellowish legs when he finally scratched his head. We reported it as a Lesser Black-backed Gull, but we were very troubled by the complete lack of streaking on the head and neck and by the very black mantle. It had a pure white head. Also, the size was about 50% larger than the nearby Ring-billed Gulls, which is not consistent with a Lesser Black-backed Gull at 21 inches. Sadly, no photos. Some gull expert needs to go to Pelican Point.

 Candice Johnson, Denver 

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[Cole Sage]

Gull currently at pelican point. Taking many pictures. 

Cole Sage, Denver

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[Steven Rash]

Thank you for confirming my confusion on this one! I'll have to go back today with charged batteries and hope for some good luck!

Hope more people go out to confirm...

Cheers, 

Steve Rash, 

Denver, CO

On Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 7:36:45 AM UTC-6, Cole Sage wrote:

Gull currently at pelican point. Taking many pictures. 

Cole Sage, Denver

On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 6:54 AM Johnson, Candice E., MD. <Candice...@childrenscolorado.org> wrote:

Reply to Steve Rash. Yes, it does look like a Kelp Gull.  My husband and I spent 20 minutes staring at a very dark black-mantled  gull through our scope yesterday around 1pm.He was standing in shallow water, but we saw yellowish legs when he finally scratched his head. We reported it as a Lesser Black-backed Gull, but we were very troubled by the complete lack of streaking on the head and neck and by the very black mantle. It had a pure white head. Also, the size was about 50% larger than the nearby Ring-billed Gulls, which is not consistent with a Lesser Black-backed Gull at 21 inches. Sadly, no photos. Some gull expert needs to go to Pelican Point.

 Candice Johnson, Denver 

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