Today (Sunday) @ 1430 I observed a 1st year Black-legged Kittiwake among one of the Bonaparte's Gull flocks (obvious neck collar). Although I was not able to obtain any photos of this particular individual here's another photo I took in CA that is very similar to the plumage observed: http://tinyurl.com/9apazx There were at least 6 (1st year) Iceland Gulls within 30 yards, 1 (1st year) Thayer's Gull and 1 (adult) Lesser Black-backed Gull. Surprisingly, only 1 (2nd year) Glaucous Gull within binoc view. Sorry no photos of the BLKI...but photos of the Thayer's, Glaucous and Iceland's: http://www.kiwifoto.com/f/cleveland_011109 -- Christopher Taylor Marina del Rey, CA www.kiwifoto.com http://www.kiwifoto.com/ http://www.kiwifoto.com/blog/ - BLOG ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]