Part 2- All Brown or Mottled Brown Gulls

First winter gulls (see Part 3 for first winter Ring-billed and Mew Gulls).

 

Notes:

1. Rare; largest species on this page; appears very white at this age, which is the most

likely age of the species to be found in California; bill has sharply demarcated black

tip on outer one third of length.

2. Large gull; body light tan in early winter, becoming paler by late winter (don't

confuse with rare Glaucous Gull; compare bill color)
3. Large gull; tone of leg color is uniquely pink among this group of first year gulls.
4. Medium sized gull; body distinctively cinnamon-colored in fresh plumage of summer

and early fall, becoming duller brown late fall; bill size and coloration unique

among this group of first year gulls.
5. Large gull; difficult to distinguish from Herring Gull at this age.
6. Large gull; difficult to distinguish from Western Gull at this age. Bill often becoming pale at

the base by mid-winter.

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