Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), Site Six, Lake Havasu, Mohave County

This Black-legged Kittiwake was discovered and photographed by Shaun Putz on 30 January 2010 and also photographed by Mark Stevenson on 31 January 2010. 

There are only a dozen previous records for Black-legged Kittiwake in Arizona and this is only the second in this century, the other being an immature at this same location in 2007.

Juvenile Black-legged Kittiwakes have a black half collar, black tail band,black bill, black spot behind eye, and M pattern on the upper wing in flight.

30 January 2010, photo by Shaun Putz

Note varied color of legs with "flesh" colored left leg which does occur in juv BLKI.

31 January 2010, photo by Mark Stevenson

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