I was at Kinsmen Park in Kelowna today, and I was searching through around 70 Herring Gulls, 9 Glaucous-winged Gulls, 10+ Glaucous-winged X Western Gulls, 8 Ring-billed Gulls, and 1 California Gull for something uncommon. I did pick out 2 Thayer's Gulls in the group, which is always nice, but the bird to come was the best of all. Briefly putting down my binoculars from scanning, I saw a very white gull swim out from a group of Herring. Raising the binos back up revealed a very large gull with a light gray back, thick neck, heavy head, thick beak, and the tell-tale feature: white primaries.
I had found my nemesis Glaucous Gull!!! An adult at that. Happy dance time......! :)
Glaucous Gull
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