Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)Off Cape Hatteras from the Stormy Petrel II, NC20 Feb 2010Rare but regular winter visitor to North Carolina's Outer Banks, Thayer's Gulls can be difficult to distinguish from both Herring Gull and Iceland Gull.Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)Off Cape Hatteras, NC20 Feb 2010Compared to Herring Gulls, Thayer's Gulls have dark eyes and show less black in the wingtips (primaries).Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)Off Cape Hatteras, NC20 Feb 2010Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)Off Cape Hatteras, NC20 Feb 2010Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)Off Cape Hatteras, NC20 Feb 2010Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)Off Cape Hatteras, NC20 Feb 2010Herring Gulls (lower two birds) show much more black in the wingtips.Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)Off Cape Hatteras, NC20 Feb 2010Leg color in Thayer's Gull may be a more intense pink than Herring Gulls.Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)Off Cape Hatteras, NC20 Feb 2010
Possible 2nd winter Thayer's GullCape Hatteras, NC4 March 2006We noted that the folded primaries were light brown, much lighter than all similarly plumaged Herring Gulls around. The eye is dark, and the head & bill seem rounded & slender enough. Comments welcome!Possible 2nd winter Thayer's Gull
Cape Hatteras, NC4 March 2006Possible 2nd winter Thayer's Gull (front right bird) in mixed flock with Herring Gulls, Great Black-backed and Lesser Black-backeds.
AdultThis adult was found in the chum line following the Miss Hatteras on a Brian Patteson Seabirds Pelagic Trip.Note the reduced amount of black in the wingtips and the bright pink legs (brighter than Herring Gulls).Cape Hatteras, NC14 Feb 2004
same individual
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