On Saturday afternoon I located an adult California gull among the
ring-billed and herring gulls at East 72nd Street.  The combination of
the slightly "bluer" mantle and heavy streaking forming a near hood on
the head made it fairly easy to separate from the other birds.
 
Only a handful of Bonaparte's gulls were present; I did not see any
white-winged gulls or obvious Thayer's.
 
Good birding.
 
Chris Spagnoli
Lakewood

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