28 February 2015

Monthly Notables February 2015

February 2015
  1. Black-legged Kittiwake (1st cycle). Mohave County, Arizona. 01 February 2015 (under 20 state records).
  2. Slaty-backed Gull (adult). Santa Clara County, California. 03 February 2015.
  3. Iceland Gull (1st cycle). Rutherford County, Tennessee. 03 February 2015 (6th state record).
  4. Slaty-backed Gull (adult type). Cook County, Illinois. 07 February 2015 (6th/7th state record).
  5. Mew Gull (2nd cycle type). Brooklyn, New York. 09 February 2015 (5th state records).*
  6. Vega Gull (adult type). Brownsville, Texas. 21 February 2015 (5th state record).**
  7. Great Black-backed Gull (1st cycle). Tulsa, Oklahoma. 25 February 2015 (under 10 state records).
Notes: 
* Apparent North American "Mew" or Short-billed Gull (L.c. brachyrhynchus).
**Regarded as a subspecies of Herring Gull, L.a.vegae, by the AOU.