I went up to the Lake County Fairgrounds in northeastern Illinois this morning. There was a good presence of Thayer's Gulls (5) and Lesser Black-backeds (8). Best of all, birding was from the car which made the 30 mph winds a bit more tolerable.
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| Adult Thayers with adult LBBG. Lake County, IL. 23 November 2012. |
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| First cycle LBBG. Lake County, IL. 23 November 2012. |
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| 2nd Cycle LBBG. Lake County, IL. 23 November 2012. |
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| 4th Cycle LBBG. Lake County, IL. 23 November 2012. |
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| Adult LBBG. Lake County, IL. 23 November 2012. |
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| Adult Thayer's Gull (front) with American Herring Gulls. Lake County, IL. 23 November 2012. |
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| Adult Thayer's Gull with Herrings in background. Lake County, IL. 23 November 2012. |
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| Adult Thayer's Gull. Lake County, IL. 23 November 2012. |
Adult Thayer's Gull. Lake County, IL. 23 November 2012
Both the Thayer's and the LBBGs were still undergoing outer primary and variable secondary molt:
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| Adult Thayer's. Lake County, IL. 23 November 2012. |
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Adult type LBBG. Lake County, Il. 23 November 2012.
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Still waiting on this season's first Iceland and Glaucous Gull!
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