That could be a possibility but an even greater one is that everyone wasn't necessarily looking at the same individual with so many other gulls in the area. Cheers, Kathy Klimkiewicz ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Gulls, gulls and more gulls Author: mdosprey@ARI.Net at NBS-Internet-Gateway Date: 2/13/98 7:49 PM Rick Blom wrote: > In a year or two, when the committee has voted on this > record, and published the results, there will be another opinion to add to > the debate. It may even be a better opinion, although that it > not always the case. > All right then, after some thought I have another opinion....Since some of us were so certain of some of the field marks and since there seems to be a confusion of field marks, could the bird be a hybrid? Fran -------------------------------- Fran Saunders Maryland Ornithological Society State Web Site Director saunderf@ari.net http://www2.ari.net/saunderf/mos/mos.html