I don't know about the Seattle area but the Hood Canal area usually
contains a fair number of pure thayer's gulls.This unfortunately means a
ferry ride so hopefully someone has a more local spot.

Scott Downes
sdownes at u.washington.edu
Seattle WA


On Wed, 8 Jan 1997, Steve Preston wrote:

> I've decided to test my gull ID ability by trying to positively identify a Thayer's Gull. My guide is the "Advanced Birding" book by Ken Kaufman (Peterson series). Could someone tell me where I should look for Thayer's. I've tried Green Lake a couple of times but no luck yet.
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