My previous post included an invalid address - the correct is:

http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/inland-nw-birders/lst

Stephen Lindsay
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
slindsay at dmi.net


> I have placed 6 photographs that I took on March 17 of the dark-mantled
gull
> being seen at City Beach, Sandpoint, Bonner Co., N Idaho at:
>
> http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/inland-nw-birders/1st .
>
> This gull was first reported by Lisa Hardy last week. These photos are
not
> great, but they do show enough detail of certain important areas (nape &
eye
> smudging, leg color, wing tip pattern of folded and extended wings, upper
&
> underwing color, tail band). They do not show the orbital ring which is
> orange.
>
> There has been conjecture as to the identification of this gull: Western
> vs. Glaucous-winged X Western vs. Slaty-backed. Below I have included
> the comments of Ray Korpi concerning dark-mantled hybrids. We would
> appreciate a discussion of this bird's identification.
>
> Stephen Lindsay
> Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
> slindsay at dmi.net
>