tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958946734779142502.post4836671137095199369..comments2024-02-12T00:15:10.972-07:00Comments on Birding Without Barriers: Mystery Gull at Tempe Town LakePeggy Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08985079204022574432noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958946734779142502.post-54634003736688798102011-12-01T12:57:43.454-07:002011-12-01T12:57:43.454-07:00Thanks Rick! There were lots of suggestions as to...Thanks Rick! There were lots of suggestions as to which gull it was - second winter Mew Gull, first or second winter Franklin's Gull, Western Gull, etc.. But you, Mark Larson, Diana Herron, Myron Scott, and Pete Moulton have all concluded that it is a second-winter Ring-Billed. Thank you to all who helped in identifying the mystery gull!Peggy Thomashttp://www.birdingwithoutbarriers.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958946734779142502.post-11378327411596096302011-11-30T18:46:08.939-07:002011-11-30T18:46:08.939-07:00This is a second-cycle Ring-billed Gull. Note the ...This is a second-cycle Ring-billed Gull. Note the long bill and the extensive black on the undersurface of the primaries. <br />It's a neat set of pictures! I talk about this plumage in a talk I wrote a while ago called "Sorry, My Mistake," about common identification errors and what I've learned from them.Rick Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02801813993105953852noreply@blogger.com