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Monday, January 15, 2024

SHORT-BILLED GULL, BALLONA CREEK & BEACH AREA, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this gull as a Short-billed Gull as follows:
  • Small gull with short bill
  • Yellowish legs with grayish tinge.
  • Looks small headed, deep-breasted and elongated, with long wings protruding beyond the tail.
  • White underparts and rump
  • Gray upperparts
  • Can just make out some darker markings on white head.
   The Short-billed Gull is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,107.




 

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