[EBB Sightings] Franklin's Gull on Saturday afternoon, 4/30

Eugenia Larson wrote:

> As reported, the Franklin's Gull was at Lake Merritt on Saturday
> afternoon, April 30th.  ... It is a full adult with pinkish wash on
> the breast.

Thanks for the picture! It confirms what I thought - this gull's beak is 
a whole lot darker than the one Sibley pictures. Individual variation? 
Subspecies? Bad print job in my book?

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