Common on the west coast, the dark-mantled Western Gull has black wing tips. It frequently hybridizes with Glaucous-winged Gull, which has gray wing tips. A bird whose wing tips are too light for Western and too dark for Glaucous-winged is likely this hybrid, also known as Olympic Gull.
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Western Gull (possibly hybrid)
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
June 11, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – adult
Bandon, OR
September 10, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull (probable hybrid)
San Diego, CA
July 31, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – 1st cycle
Tolovana Beach State Wayside, Cannon Beach, OR
September 7, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – adult
Tolovana Beach State Wayside, Cannon Beach, OR
September 7, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – 1st cycle
Tolovana Beach State Wayside, Cannon Beach, OR
September 7, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – adult
Tolovana Beach State Wayside, Cannon Beach, OR
September 7, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – second cycle
Monterey Bay, CA
September 11, 2011 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – first cycle
San Diego pelagic trip, CA
September 2, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – first cycle
San Diego pelagic trip, CA
September 4, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – second cycle
San Diego pelagic trip, CA
September 2, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – second cycle
San Diego pelagic trip, CA
September 2, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – third cycle
San Diego pelagic trip, CA
September 2, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – third cycle
San Diego pelagic trip, CA
September 2, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – third cycle
San Diego pelagic trip, CA
September 4, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – adult
San Diego pelagic trip, CA
September 2, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – adult
San Diego pelagic trip, CA
September 2, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – first cycle
San Diego pelagic trip, CA
September 4, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – third cycle
San Diego pelagic trip, CA
September 4, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – second cycle
San Diego pelagic trip, CA
September 4, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – first cycle
San Diego pelagic trip, CA
September 4, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – second cycle
San Diego pelagic trip, CA
September 1, 2014 ©John Schwarz
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Western Gull – third cycle
San Diego pelagic trip, CA
September 1, 2014 ©John Schwarz
