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Date: 6/24/25 12:15 pm From: Todd Deininger <goldeneagle90a...> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Yellow-footed Gull-Not so much-Pueblo County
Josh, Are you saying that there is no YFGU in Pueblo and that it was a misidentified LBBG or that the bird it Steven’s photos in not the YFGU and there is/was a YFGU in Pueblo? Todd Deininger Longmont, CO Latest on Flickr <https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAd1LF> Follow me on inaturalist <https://www.inaturalist.org>at toddwd1 youtube.com/@DeiningerProductions "If every man would help his neighbor, no man would be without help" -- Bruce Lee On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM Josh Bruening <87211jjb...> wrote: > All, > > Gulls-1 > Colorado birders-0 > > As usual, gulls are never straight forward...This is Amar Ayyash's > response on the North American Gulls Facebook page: > > Although there may be two (or three?) different birds causing some of the > confusion here, I think the bird in question, Steven > <https://www.facebook.com/groups/457313650981527/user/19230336/?__cft__[0]=AZXwpFGYmh9VEmMYeQ0cQtvaO7K2Cl9Sgmrz60TqJkcExG4GehfpIX0CKjGUtu7zqXMGx8UE8Cc6jDCA-iUcUSUORVCWngjGs6VMs7qXKdDCiVqkL1kFU_yTOcNt9Pwj97Jky2bD8LK2hiSE0_2QSmRe&__tn__=R]-R>, > is a LBBG. There were distant photos of this bird circulating 4-5 days ago > that seemed to suggest Yellow-footed from a distance. The most confusing > piece for me is the primary molt. Yellow-footed is the more likely to have > replaced primaries (p1-p5) in a prealternate molt, but LBBG has been > recorded doing this too. Overall, structurally, the bill and wing length > are better for Lesser, as pointed out by James Pawlicki > <https://www.facebook.com/groups/457313650981527/user/1020810517/?__cft__[0]=AZXwpFGYmh9VEmMYeQ0cQtvaO7K2Cl9Sgmrz60TqJkcExG4GehfpIX0CKjGUtu7zqXMGx8UE8Cc6jDCA-iUcUSUORVCWngjGs6VMs7qXKdDCiVqkL1kFU_yTOcNt9Pwj97Jky2bD8LK2hiSE0_2QSmRe&__tn__=R]-R> > . > > This opinion has been echoed by several other expert larophiles in recent > days. > > Bird is the word! > > Josh Bruening > Fort Collins > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to <cobirds...> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate. > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<b1f4884a-8bfb-4919-83a5-c5b9ec2ac49an...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/<b1f4884a-8bfb-4919-83a5-c5b9ec2ac49an...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to <cobirds...> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate. * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABv4Dr-pvNB6ruFbkZ3Oe2XH91wk_%<2BcKLCnnx64HM_0R4K8TxA...>

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