This gull was first seen at the Elliot Landfill, Corpus Christi,
Texas on December 08 2004 - click here
to see the original pics from Dec 08. It was seen again December
21 (below):
- the next sighting was on January 20, 2005, and now looks like
this:
note the mantle/scap pattern now looks rather like that of many
first-winter RBGUs - but the gray tone of the lower fresh scaps
is much darker - almost that of the LAGUs nearby; the uppermost
2nd-gen. mantle feathers are a paler gray:
note above and below the tail pattern:
it was the size of a medium RBGU, but a little more bulky in the
body; the bill size and shape is matched by that of large male
RBGUs but the tip on this bird is a little more pointed:
