Posted by John Boyd on December 05, 2001 at 22:52:37:
In Reply to: Ducks, South Dade marsh. posted by Larry Manfredi on December 03, 2001 at 10:53:30:
I checked this area again this morning. The ducks were a subset of those seen previously. Two Lesser Black-backed Gulls eventually put in an appearance. One of them was quite interesting.
The gulls in question, probably a third-winter bird whose bill color hasn't caught up, was substantially darker than nearby Laughing Gulls. It's possible this is an intermedius LBB Gull, rather than the normal graellsii. Intermedius is rarely seen in the US. Unfortunately, I did not have my camera with me. Please keep an eye out for this bird, and help confirm or deny that it is intermedius.