Date: 12/20/24 9:44 am From: Fawn Bowden <fawnda10...> Subject: [ia-bird] Re: Island Gull
What is an Island Gull? Why isn't this a more common gull like a first
year Herring Gull? I'm not very good at id'ing gulls either, but first
eliminate the commonly occurring species for your area before considering
more exotic species.
Fawn in Riverside
On Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 3:52:47 PM UTC-6 <rodge......>
wrote:
> I spotted this bird just below the Saylorville spillway about a week ago.
> It has been identified as an Island Gull. I thought it might be a Grey gull
> but Im not a bird id specialist for sure.
> They are a rare bird in Iowa.
> rodger routh
>
