John,

There have been endless debates about the identities of previous Iceland
Gulls, so if anyone can get really good photographs of this bird it would
be a boon to us all. There are still some who doubt that the "species"
even exists.

Gene Hunn.

On Mon, 9 Jan 1995, Hirth John wrote:

>
> The Iceland Gull that has been near Lewiston in Idaho for the past two weeks
> was seen in Clarkston, WA at noon on 8 January by my wife Marty and I at the
> confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers. It is a first year bird in
> winter plumage. The spot, a resting area for numbers of gulls, can be
> scanned from the back corner of the Costco parking lot. I would be happy to
> give further directions for any interested.
>
> John Hirth, Viola, ID, <hirth at mme.wsu.edu>
>