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This is a tentative identification. If it is correct, according to David Allinson of the Rocky Point Bird Observatory, " this probably represents only the second record for Glaucous Gull (a 1st winter bird) for Rocky Point's checklist (and a first for Race Rocks too!). The big head, the large bubble-gum pink dark-tipped bill, and white head and body (at least what can be seen) seems to be diagnostic.
However, to be cautious I should only say probable as we cannot see all of the bird."
This is one of the largest species of gull. It can be up to 66-81 cm. in length. It nests on the tundra, and the range is circumpolar.It moves South in winter but only small numbers reach as far as the Pacific Northwest."
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