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	LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Larus fuscus)
	Mainly European species although some make winter appearance in North America. Approximately 1/3 smaller than the common Great Black-backed Gull, and further differentiated by head streaking and yellow legs.



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	Lesser Black-backed Gull - adult nonbreeding (note size comparison with Herring Gull in rear) Windsor-Bloomfield Landfill, Windsor, CT November 29, 2008 ©John Schwarz	Lesser Black-backed Gull - third winter Key West, FL April 2006 ©John Schwarz

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	Lesser Black-backed Gull - adult nonbreeding Crandon Beach, Key Biscayne, FL January 18, 2009 ©John Schwarz	Lesser Black-backed Gull - adult nonbreeding Crandon Beach, Key Biscayne, FL January 18, 2009 ©John Schwarz

	Lesser Black-backed Gull - adult nonbreeding Crandon Beach, Key Biscayne, FL January 18, 2009 ©John Schwarz
		Lesser Black-backed Gull - adult nonbreeding Crandon Beach, Key Biscayne, FL January 18, 2009 ©John Schwarz


	Lesser Black-backed Gull Boca Chita Key, Biscayne NP, Homestead, FL December 14, 2009 ©John Schwarz	Lesser Black-backed Gull Boca Chita Key, Biscayne NP, Homestead, FL December 14, 2009 ©John Schwarz

	Lesser Black-backed Gull - with Royal Terns Crandon Beach, Key Biscayne, FL January 18, 2009 ©John Schwarz