Thanks, Dennis! How do I tell the two species apart?

Blythe Horman
Lynnwood

On Sat, Jan 13, 2024 at 1:36 PM Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net>
wrote:


> Yes, Mew (now Short-billed) Gulls feed like that, and they are common off

> Edmonds. There are often a few Bonaparte's Gulls with them.

>

> Dennis Paulson

> Seattle

>

> > On Jan 13, 2024, at 1:29 PM, Blythe Horman <blythe.horman at gmail.com>

> wrote:

> >

> > There were many small gulls skimming the surging waves around 4 pm on

> Friday, some picking up fish. Can anyone tell me if these were mew gulls?

> Thank you.

> > Blythe Horman

> > Lynnwood, W

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