Last week we found 3 Iceland Gulls down in east-central Florida: 2
kumlieni and 1 nominate
glaucoides - all first cycles.
The first Kumlien's was rather classic in structure, but showed a bi-colored bill and a few 2nd generation scaps.
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| Kumlien's Gull. Volusia County, FL. Photo 1 of 4. |
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Kumlien's #2 was a beefy son-of-a-brute with a short wing projection and disproportionately small bill.
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| Kumlien's Gull (1st cycle) with Laughing Gulls. Brevard County, FL. Photo 1 of 3. |
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And finally, the star white-winger, this small Iceland Gull that fits nominate glaucoides perfectly:
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| Iceland Gull (1st cycle). Photo 1 of 5. |
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This last bird showed uniform pale primaries, a very small build, dome-head and petite bill. Interestingly, while looking at my photos on the boat, I began to reject the idea of this being a Kumlien's. A short friendly debate ensued with those folks standing around me. I walked over to Steve Howell to show off my best photo of this bird, to which he immediately commented, "This would never be called a Kumlien's in Europe". I could not agree more!
