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IORC Number
1984.007

Species/Form in Question
California Gull

Scientific Name
Larus californicus

Current Status of Record:
Rejected

Date of Initial Sighting:
1984-12-23

Date of Last Sighting:
1984-12-23

Quantity:
1

Age/Gender:
Second winter

Observers(s)

Location
Zion

Counties Observed in:
Lake

References
1st IORC Report


Details
The bird was quite well described, but the conditions of the sighting (the bird was seen only in flight for about two minutes), together with the general difficulties in identifying immature gulls, caused the Committee to reject the record in a split decision after two rounds of voting.
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