January 6th, 2006. East Providence, RI.
| Mew Gull Larus (canus) brachyrhynchus. (Adult).
| This
Mew Gull was a superb find for Carlos Pedro of Warwick, RI, who
found it resting with a small number of Ring-billed Gulls at Watchemoket Cove in East Providence. Compared
to the surrounding Ring-billed Gulls, this bird looks especially dark
on the upperparts, and lacks any sign of a well demarcated band around
the bill.
This bird has been identified by the finder and subsequent observers as referring to the American form brachyrhynchus, sometimes known as Short-billed Mew Gull. It was most recently seen and reported on January 15th (per Paul L' Etoile).
| Images appear by courtesy of Carlos Pedro.
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