This Eastern birder is now back home in the New York suburbs. Thanks to all who responded to my request for info about Golden-crowned Sparrow.

Wednesday afternoon I had five species of gull sitting on a little raft at Magnuson Park, Seattle. Ring-billed, Mew, California, Herring, and "Puget Sound", presumed hybrid of Glaucous-winged and Western. All were adults except for an immature Mew. One of the Californias seemed to the larger paler Albertensis form. I am not sure what the status of that form is in Seattle.

This marvelous collection of subtle mantle shades is rare in the East.

Best,

Bob Lewis
Sleepy Hollow NY