presumed
second cycle
Glaucous x Herring Gull
Figs 1 and 2) The combination of marbled tertials, pale eye, dark on bill, and mixture of adult gray and brown on the upperparts mark this as a second year bird. Second year Herring Gulls can appear quite pale, but note the whitish wing coverts, pale crescents on the primaries, and classic pink and black tipped Glaucous bill. In flight, note the very pale wing surfaces, with quite limited dark areas on the outer primaries and secondaries. Photos courtesy of Mike Rogers.