Birds of the Upper Cumberland Region: Species Accounts

Mew Gull (Larus canus)

Abundance: Occasional; 1 record in 1 Kentucky county.

Status: Visitor during fall (1 record); photographs (see links below).

Information on Records: 

18 October 2009 (1--winter adult) Barren River Lake State Resort Park, Barren County, Kentucky (David L. Roemer photo, photo, and unpubl. data).

Habitat: large lakes.

YardWatch Results 2003 and 2004: no registrations.

Remarks: Extremely difficult to separate from Ring-billed Gull (L. delawarensis); note placement of white spotting in primaries (see second photo above).

Counties with Observations (boldfaced):

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