Second Cycle Thayer’s Gull

Larus thayeri

First view, mouth of the Dead River, Marquette, Michigan, 21 April 2012 (note the diagnostic primaries pattern); here is another photo of the same bird with a good view of the undersize of the primaries; and here is another photo of the same bird, this time on the water (note how easily this bird could be mistaken for a bleached Herring Gull).

Another view, mouth of the Dead River, Marquette, Michigan, 21 April 2012.

Another view, Lower Harbor, Marquette, Michigan, 31 October 2011; here is another photo of the same bird (showing the bill).