California Gull(Larus californicus)
Rare but regular winter visitors in NC.
Adult California Gull with a N. Gannet (back left) and a Herring Gull (back right). Off Hatteras, NC5 Mar 2006Note the dark eye, yellowish green legs/feet, more white in the wingtip, and position of black & red on bill distinguish this bird from similar Herring Gull.
California Gull (Larus californicus)Off Hatteras, NC5 Mar 2006
California Gull (Larus californicus)Westport, WA7 Aug 2004Immature
California Gull (Larus californicus)Wake Co., NC22 Jan 2005Very rare inland in North Carolina, this terrible photo is for the NC Bird Records Committee rare bird documentation. The California Gull is the second bird from the right (with European Starlings and Ring-billed Gulls).
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