On the way back from a Sunday outing aboard Seabird from Birch Bay Marina
to Alden Bank, a hike around Matia, and then back toward Birch Bay we ran
across this gull that really stood out as being 'different'. Aboard was an
out-of-state eBird god (reviewer) Holly, who also recognized it as
something unusual. A small gull, RBGU size but with no gray coloration in
its feathers, blotchy pink/red coloration on its legs, a light eye, and a
bill with a pale white base and orange/red at the tip. Your thoughts?

See the photo here: https://flic.kr/p/2pEcVs3


Eric Ellingson

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