Janice Farral had a California Gull earlier this month on September 13th at
Lakeview Park in Lorain County. It was positively identified in the North
American Gulls Facebook group. See photos here:

https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48659204

On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 1:47 PM Archivist- JPH <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> This morning I found a gull at the Pleasant Hill Lake (Richland) swimming
> beach which may be a California gull. As of 2001, the Ohio early fall
> record is October 30, but sometimes gulls do crazy things. This gull was
> larger than the nearby adult ring-billed gulls, had a mantle that was
> noticeably darker than that of the nearby ad. ring-billed's, had
> gray-greenish legs, and a brownish (dirty) hind neck. The back color was
> not as dark as that of an adult lesser black-backed gull's. I saw this gull
> from ~ 150 feet in cloudy, but good lighting conditions.
> Ideally, someone relatively close needs to see this thing, before birders
> drive multiple hours to see it. I feel confident about the i.d. but you
> might wait until others confirm the i.d. I have limited experience with
> California gull but have seen an adult in winter plumage.
> There is a possibility that this gull might be a hybrid between a LBBG and
> something else.
> Good birding,
> John Herman
>
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