I'm looking at the dark manteled gull in Conneaut.  Very white head, the
size of a Herring Gull, not as dark as GBBG, pink legs, and when it flew,
fine white spots in the primaries.  Could this be what Sibley calls the
"string of pearls" on a Slaty-backed Gull?

I am no gull expert, but this seems to be the only thing that fits.

Unless I'm missing something obvious, this bird is very interesting and
deserves more scrutiny by gull experts.

Haans Petruschke

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