Between the wet snow and rain I went out looking for gulls today,
02/22/2014 in Sequim. Driving along, I saw a very white gull in flight at
the spray fields near the intersection of Sequim-Dungeness Way and Woodcock
Rd. I immediately recognized it as a Glaucous Gull, probably a juvenile
one. I chased the gull in my car as it flew west along Woodcock Rd. and
then it disappeared. Fo the next half-hour, I searched all of the gulls in
the nearby fields and lawns. Finally, at 4596 Woodcock Rd. across from the
Cutting Garden Art Center, I saw the gull and managed to get a few photos.
I would like confirmation as to whether it's a pale juvenile or 2nd cycle
adult. I believe it's the former based on the fact that the primaries are
concolorous with the body. Anyone? I then decided to see how many gull
species I could find in Sequim in the next hour or so. Here's my list:

Glaucous Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Western Gull
Western/Glaucous-winged Gull
Mew Gull
Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Thayer's Gull

Not bad for a few hours searching.

The Harris's Sparrow I originally found on Halloween in 2013, was still
coming to the feeders at 770 3 Crabs Rd.

Here's the link to the photos of the Glaucous Gull.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/leppyone/12703464273/lightbox/

Good birding!

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Vincent Lucas
Sequim, WA
vincentlucas5 at gmail.com
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