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After returning home yesterday and
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At first glance there were three smaller sized gulls with black heads to consider. I immediately ruled out Black-headed Gulls as they have orange-red bills and all of the gulls in my photos had black bills. I also ruled out Little Gulls. The black hood on a Little Gull is more extensive than a Bonaparte's Gull and the Little Gull, as denoted by its name is little; smaller than a Bonaparte's. Also Little Gulls are not that common in my area; especially not in large groups like the one I had seen yesterday.
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The narrow black edging of the Bonaparte's wings in flight confirmed it's id to me. In this photo above the black edging on the wings is very evident.
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