If you go to the landfill Saturday (closed on Sunday), be sure to check in at the front gate for parking instructions.
Vega Gull (aka Siberian Herring Gull) would be a vagrant from the northwest coast of Alaska. A few have wintered in coastal Texas and Florida. Over the years, one is occasionally reported in Colorado but to my knowledge has not been formally confirmed in Colorado. AOS considers them a subspecies of Herring Gull. Outside of North America, they are considered a unique species, Larus vegae. They look like Herring Gull with dark eyes and darker gray mantles. I was able to get some low quality photos of the current candidate on Friday at Horseshoe Res and Tuesday at the Serious Texas Roadhouse Pond at US 287 and 71st St. Photos are posted to eBird (links below):
Better photos may be needed to confirm this identification.
Nick Komar
Fort Collins CO
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