February 10th 2007. Windsor/Bloomfield landfill, Hartford County, CT. Lesser Black-backed Gull. Larus fuscus. Second-winter. Immaculate views of an immaculate bird. This is about the fifth second-winter bird that I've seen along the Connecticut River Valley since early January. Images taken using Canon Powershot A540 through Swarovski HD Telescope and Leica 8 x 42 binoculars. |
 Stands out in a crowd of first-winter smithsonianus.         Showing fairly obvious pale windows on inner primaries.  |