>
> Monroe Harden wrote:
>
> >Hi everyone,
> >
> >I saw a dark gray colored gull in the water by the OC
> fishing pier while on
> >vacation last July.  It had a gray spot on the back of its
> head, and it
> >doesn't match any gulls I can think of, unless it's an
> immature one.  I
> >posted a few pictures here:
> >
> >http://monroe.20m.com/unknownbird2.htm
> >
> >Can anyone help my ID this bird?
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >
> >Monroe Harden
> >Havre de Grace, MD
> >
> >
> >
> Just curious, did anyone answer your post?  I would like to
> know what it
> was too.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy Martin
> Gaithersburg

I received several replies, and they all tend to say it's an immature, first
summer Herring Gull.  The light patch on the neck appears to be a result of
molting.

Thanks again to everyone who replied- you all are very helpful!!!!!

Monroe