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Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) (1)
- Reported Jul 06, 2025 13:56 by Rachel Lawrence
- Mission Creek outflow, Santa Barbara, California
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&<q...>,-119.6869361&<ll...>,-119.6869361 - Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S257631598 - Comments: "Potential glaucous gull or hybrid. Large white, very bleached, long pink bill with black tip. Didn’t have my camera. Bill may not be crisply demarcated enough? I’m including in case someone wants to go and check"
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