If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Saturday, November 7, 2015

California Gull (Larus californicus)

7/5/02 Access Road north of County Park, Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve, Mono County, CA
8/16/04 Mono Lake Access area, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA 
7/5/02 Scooping up brine flies at Mono Lake Access area.

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: California Gull

SPECIES: Larus californicus

FAMILY: Laridae (Gulls & Terns)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/5/02

LOCATION: Mono Lake Access Area, Mono Lake State Tufa Reserve, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

From Stokes Field Guide to Birds-Western Region & Kaufman Focus Guide-Birds of North America:

HABITAT/BEHAVIOR: Widespread in the west in summer, at marshes and prairie lakes. Most go to Pacific coast in winter, some stay in interior; very rare in east.

IDENTIFYING MARKS: 21" w54"; Between Herring and Ring-Billed gull in size. Adult slightly  darker gray on back than either, with dark eyes, greenish yellow legs, black and red spots on yellow bill. Reaches adult plumage in fourth winter. 

VOICE: Soft kow kow kow.
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