All, After circulating photos of the interesting gull at the Niagara Falls Control Gates with some experts in Yellow-legged Gull identification, the consensus seems to be that the bird is actually an adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, though one with fairly minimal head streaking. It was a learning experience and we should be more prepared for when a "real" Yellow-legged Gull arrives in Ontario. For those interested I've posted some photos of the bird at: http://joshvandermeulen.blogspot.ca/2013/11/possible-yellow-legged-gull-consensus.html Cheers,Josh ----------------------------------------------- Josh Vandermeulen Schomberg, Ontario
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