Short-billed Gull
(Larus brachyrhynchus)
Accepted:
3-26 Aug 2013 Thomaston, Knox Co. 2013-007 D. Reimer; m. obs.
7 Jan-2016 13 Mar 2016 Owls Head, Rockland, Knox Co. 2016-002 M. Viens, D. Reimer
28 Jan 2017 - 5 Feb 2017 Owls Head, Rockland, Knox Co. 2017-003 K. Yakola (presumed return of above)
Accepted as Mew Gull (Common/Short-billed Gull):
24 Sep 2013 Harbor Island, Knox Co. 2013-022 P. Vickery, G. LeBaron unkn. spp.
Unaccepted:
none
Not yet reviewed (pending historical records and unsubmitted reports) Mew Gull (Common/Short-billed Gull):
8 Aug 1970 Lubec, Washington Co. 1970-xxx E. Thompson
16-? Sep 1970 Sullivan, Hancock Co. 1970-xxx AB 25(1):28 W. Townsend
31 Aug 1991 Pine Point, Cumberland Co. 1991-xxx P. Vickery
4 Mar 2002 Rockland Harbor, Knox Co. 2002-xxx M. Libby
30 Oct 2004 off Bar Harbor, Hancock Co. 2004-007 W. Townsend, C. Whitney NAB 59(1):44
First-winter Short-billed Gull at Owls Head, 18 Jan 2016 (photo by Don Reimer).