First-winter plumage, Doheney Beach, Orange Co., 12-06. © John  C. Avise.

Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus glaucescens

Charadriiformes; Laridae

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First-winter plumage, Doheney Beach, Orange Co., 1-07. © John  C. Avise.
First-winter plumage, Doheney Beach, Orange Co., 1-09. © John  C. Avise.

Adult (possible hybrid?), basic plumage, Bolsa Chica, Orange Co., 
2-07. © John  C. Avise.
First-year plumage, Doheney Beach, Orange Co., 3-09. © John  C. Avise.

Second-year plumage, Doheney Beach, Orange Co., 3-09. © John  C. Avise.