I'm not sure what you mean by "the Scandinavian race." If you mean L. fuscus fuscus, they are darker black that Great Black-backed Gull and still unreported in North America, AFAIK. You may have had some form of L. fuscus intermedius. I'd love to see a photo. Peter Post and I wrote two articles about Lessers in Birding in 1996 discussing these forms. Bob LewisSleepy Hollow NY
--- On Mon, 9/13/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [nysbirds-l] Hescher Pk to Shinecock Inlet To: [email protected] Date: Monday, September 13, 2010, 7:43 PM After leaving Sy Schiff and Joe Guinta I headed East to Hecscher St park where I found a single adult Lesser Black Bk gull. It's coloring was as dark as a Greater with stunning yellow legs and red spot on its bill. According to one field guide it would be of the Scandanavian race. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
