Possible black headed gull
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Roger Stephenson
Jul 22, 2026, 12:21:47 PM (8 days ago) Jul 22
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Rye Harbor this morning- here are my notes
Non breeding plumage. Darkish brown bill; lacking any gonydeal angle rules out laughing gull. Gray mantle. Dark ear spot and smudgy above eye, seemed to cross over head. Chocolate brown legs when the sun shone; looked dark or black when cloudy. Clear retrices. No windows in dark primary tips. Single bird with peep, picking at gravel sand bar. Too large for Bonapartes….
Non breeding plumage. Darkish brown bill; lacking any gonydeal angle rules out laughing gull. Gray mantle. Dark ear spot and smudgy above eye, seemed to cross over head. Chocolate brown legs when the sun shone; looked dark or black when cloudy. Clear retrices. No windows in dark primary tips. Single bird with peep, picking at gravel sand bar. Too large for Bonapartes….
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