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third cycle Thayer's Gull
	Fig 1) Note the dark eye and deep pink legs. Third winter birds look essentially like adults, but note the pink shades as well as the black on the bill (rare on adult Thayer's). Look at the underside of the last primary; you can see the large white area. December 27, 1998. Lake Cunningham, San Jose, California. Photo courtesy of Mike Rogers.

Fig 2) This bird has a honey-colored eye, which occurs regularly in Thayer's. This bird looks much like an adult, but note the dark in the bill and smudging on the belly. A faded second cycle Thayer's is lower left, while a first cycle Thayer's stands in the back. February 20, 2011. Davis, California. Photo courtesy of Steve Hampton.