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2014

This adult Kumlien's Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides kumlieni) was at the Larimer County landfill midmorning on 1 Jan 2014 (observed during the Loveland Christmas Bird Count). It was seen earlier leaving the nocturnal roost at Carter Lake, and again in the evening at the nocturnal roost. It was also at the nocturnal roost the following evening. This same individual was photographed a couple days earlier - see www.pbase.com/quetzal/2013.

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Underexposed image. The sky was whiter in reality, and the gray wingtips were almost invisible viewing through binoculars. Underexposed. Underwings were even paler to the naked eye (through binoculars) g9/83/612483/3/154024404.RC3uZ7j0.jpg Gray on wingtips barely visible in flight. digiscoped and lightened.