[NatureNS] RE: Point Pleasant Park this afternoon

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No doubt Cornell would be basically correct about this, but there are
sub-adult Glaucous Gulls that most birders would describe as "pure white".
Two are shown, in sequence, at this link. The first was at Cambridge Bay,
Nunavut & the second in Kings Co. NS.

http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Gulls/22412066_KwB9Kg#!i=2617041581&k=7LhRHmp

Rick Whitman


On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 12:25 PM, chris kennedy <cjkennedy66@gmail.com>wrote:

> I found this exact quote on the Cornell Website (
> http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Glaucous_Gull/id) under the 'similar
> species' heading at the bottom of the page.
>
> "Albino gulls can be misidentified as Glaucous Gull<http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Glaucous_Gull/id>.
> If a gull is pure, immaculate white, it is probably an albino; young Glaucous
> Gulls <http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Glaucous_Gull/id> will have
> some light brown markings."
>
> Just a thought
>



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Rick Whitman

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<div dir=3D"ltr">No doubt Cornell would be basically correct about this, bu=
t there are sub-adult Glaucous Gulls that most birders would describe as &q=
uot;pure white&quot;. Two are shown, in sequence, at this link. The first w=
as at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut &amp; the second in Kings Co. NS.<div>
<br></div><div><a href=3D"http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Gulls/22412=
066_KwB9Kg#!i=3D2617041581&amp;k=3D7LhRHmp">http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/=
Nature/Gulls/22412066_KwB9Kg#!i=3D2617041581&amp;k=3D7LhRHmp</a><br></div><=
div><br>
</div><div>Rick Whitman</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 12:25 PM, chris kennedy <span =
dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:cjkennedy66@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">=
cjkennedy66@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I found this exact quo=
te on the Cornell Website (<a href=3D"http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Gl=
aucous_Gull/id" target=3D"_blank">http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Glauco=
us_Gull/id</a>) under the &#39;similar species&#39; heading at the bottom o=
f the page.<br>

<br>&quot;Albino gulls can be misidentified as <a href=3D"http://www.allabo=
utbirds.org/guide/Glaucous_Gull/id" target=3D"_blank">Glaucous Gull</a>. If=
 a gull is pure, immaculate white, it is probably an albino; young <a href=
=3D"http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Glaucous_Gull/id" target=3D"_blank">=
Glaucous Gulls</a> will have some light brown markings.&quot;<br>

<br></div>Just a thought<br></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Rick Whitman=
<br>
</div>

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