Feather Abrasion
Here’s a pix of feather I found this morning showing feather abrasion.

Here’s a pix of feather I found this morning showing feather abrasion.

Here’s some more bad photos for perusal. Bird 1. Thanks to all who are posting and commenting!!! Just what I hoped for.
I finally got one!! Two actually, an apparently mated pair. Give me an ID before I give you the location.
Someone just reported another gull from our “uncommon 7” list. Hoping a B3er will find one this winter!!
Well I’ve been out gulling most days this week. Staying at my sister’s who lives near a favorite gull location on Lake Ray Hubbard. I’ve been looking for, and thought I’d found, variously Iceland gull (Thayers), California Gull, and today a great black backed gull. After review of bad digiscoped-through-the-fog-in-the-chill-breeze pix and videos and consultation…
Here’s a reminder for Eastern Empids. Any one want to reevaluate the Empid I had at Dacha?