Lesser Black-Backed Gull At Sutherland Reservoir

• Main Authors: Dinsmore, Stephen J, Silcock, W. Ross
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1993
• Subjects: Poultry or Avian Science; Zoology; Sutherland; Lesser black-backed gull
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nebbirdrev/464; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/nebbirdrev/article/1464/viewcontent/Nebraska_Bird_Review_61_2_Jun_1993_Dinsmore_Silcock_Lesser_Black_Backed_Gull_at_Sutherland_Reservoir.pdf

At 8:45 a.m. CST on 17 December, 1992, we observed a Lesser Blackbacked Gull at Sutherland Reservoir in Lincoln County. The bird was first seen resting on the water in the company of Herring and Ringbilled Gulls. Compared to these species, this bird had a very distinct dark charcoal-gray mantle and...