Rochester WWTP, NH, December 16th, 2004. Kumlien’s Iceland Gull Larus glauciodes kumlieni. Saw my first adults of the season today, along with a couple of second-winter birds. A wonderful total of seventeen Kumlien's Iceland Gulls were seen throughout the day with up to ten on view at the same time. Just brilliant!

Fig.1 & 2. Nice clean looking adult with medium-dark eye color, and medium-dark primaries.

Fig.3. Another clean looking adult but with a paler iris than the bird in Figs 1 & 2.

Fig.4. First-winter Kumlien's Iceland Gull with darkish primaries. © James P. Smith.

<< Back to Gulls Home >>