Reply to Steve Rash. Yes, it does look like a Kelp Gull. My husband and I spent 20 minutes staring at a very dark black-mantled gull through our scope yesterday around 1pm.He was standing in shallow water, but we saw yellowish legs when he finally scratched his head. We reported it as a Lesser Black-backed Gull, but we were very troubled by the complete lack of streaking on the head and neck and by the very black mantle. It had a pure white head. Also, the size was about 50% larger than the nearby Ring-billed Gulls, which is not consistent with a Lesser Black-backed Gull at 21 inches. Sadly, no photos. Some gull expert needs to go to Pelican Point.
Candice Johnson, Denver
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