1/17/05 Morro Strand State Beach, San Luis Obispo County, CA
1/15/05 Morro Strand State Beach, San Luis Obispo County, CA
LIFE LIST NOTES:
COMMON NAME: Heermann's Gull
COMMON NAME: Heermann's Gull
SPECIES: Larus heermanni
LIFE LIST DATE: 1/14/2001
LOCATION: Andree Clark Bird Refuge, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, CA
From Stokes Field Guide to Birds-Western Region & Kaufman Focus Guide-Birds of North America:
HABITAT/BEHAVIOR: From nesting sites in western Mexico, this gull moves up the coast to Northern California, sometimes farther. Very rarely seen inland.
IDENTIFYING MARKS: 18"; Summer: white head; red bill; dark gray belly, back and wings; black tail with thin white band at tip. Winter: Like summer, but with gray-streaked head. Immature-1st year: uniformly black-brown body; bill pale with dark tip; all-dark tail; black legs and feet (at all ages).
IDENTIFYING MARKS: 18"; Summer: white head; red bill; dark gray belly, back and wings; black tail with thin white band at tip. Winter: Like summer, but with gray-streaked head. Immature-1st year: uniformly black-brown body; bill pale with dark tip; all-dark tail; black legs and feet (at all ages).
VOICE: Kawak and a high-pitched weeee.
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