Birds Identified: Franklin's Gull, adult
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Franklin's Gull, adult has these characteristics:
- Swimming
- Walking, wading, running
- Continuous flying
- Larger than robin
- Mostly white
- Mostly black and white, or other dark color and white
- Underparts plain
- Bold markings present (patches or blotches of black, white, or color)
- Crown patch
- Eye ring
- Tail bands (across)
- North summer (June through August)
- Field habitat
- Marsh habitat
- Continuous flying high (near or above treetops when flying)
- Continuous flying low (below treetops when flying)
- On ground (walking, wading, running, hopping, or resting on ground)
- Soaring flight (gliding or circling on set wings)
- Occurs in flocks (from 4 or 5 to thousands)
- Smooth, clear calls (can be imitated by human singing voice or whistling)
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org