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Mew Gull / Common Gull
(Larus canus canus)
in Winthrop, Massachusetts

Mew Gull

The following is a collection of images of a Mew Gull
taken on Winthrop Beach in Winthrop, Massachusetts
on Tuesday, February 10, 1998.

The gull has been seen regularly on Winthrop Beach
3 hours after high tide to low tide (tide est. from NOAA)
and roosting at Lewis Lake at other times.
Both of these locations are within a mile of
each other in Winthrop.

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Mew Gull
Mew Gull
View 1 21K
Mew Gull
View 2 21K		 Mew Gull
View 3 21K
Mew Gull
View 4 21K		 Mew Gull
View 5 18K


Mew Gull / Ring-billed Gull
Comparison

Mew Gull has a rounder head, a larger (dark) eye,
and a smaller bill making it a "cuter" looking gull.
Mew Gull
Mew Gull 21K		 Ring-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull 22K
It also has a slightly darker mantle and
a wider tertial crescent.
Mew Gull
Mew Gull 26K		 Ring-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull 21K


Bar-tailed Godwit / Ring-billed Gull
Comparison

Bar-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Plymouth, MA 21K


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