Hi Tweets,
This handy guide was published in either an Audubon or WOS monthly paper
or ??? several years ago . I can't remember who designed it, but I've
found it quite helpful. If it has been rearranged while being sent over
the Internet, send me a note and I will send it as an attachment to
whoever would like it.

Happy birding,
Ann van Denburgh
mail to: tigerheron at swift-mail.com
presently in Anacortes


Handy Dandy Pocket Adult
Gull Identifier



LARGE GULLS - white head STATUS IN PUGET SOUND
red spot lower mandible

No black: _Glaucous-winged_ Resident -
most common
Black wing tips
Mantle gray
Legs flesh
Eye dark: _Thayer's_ Gone
April - September
Eye yellow: _Herring_ Gone
May - September
Legs greenish: _California_ Here
June - November

Mantle dark: _Western_
Resident outer coast__

Possible Puget Sound Fall & Winter



SMALL GULLS - no red spot
Head White
Legs yellow-green
Bill yellow: _Mew_
Gone May - July
Bill yellow with black ring:
_Ring-billed_
Resident Gray's Harbor,

Inner waters Falls & Winter

Legs black
Bill red: _Heermann's_ Here
June - November

Head black or with 2 black spots:
_Bonaparte's_
Gone May/June