Date: 9/30/25 12:51 pm From: Noah Arthur <semirelicta...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Help with large light colored bird at Oak Grove beach
One more possibility... Glaucous Gull? They are HUGE gulls, and all ages
are pale but usually not pure white. But that'd be way out of season --
they're usually a winter vagrant to the Midwest.
Noah
On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 6:53 AM 'Jill Armentrout' via IA-BIRD <
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> I was walked the dogs & a huge light colored bird flew. It actually looked
> like an Eagle & flew like one but wrong color. I looked at large terns but
> know it wasn’t a Caspian? Any thoughts. Thanks
> Sent from Jill’s iPhone.
> Des Moines, IA
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