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Which gull is this? Has an odd bill pattern which I can't find in identification guides. Photos are from the coast of Oregon, September 2022. I got only this photos in flight.
 

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bill pattern is intermediate between immature (blackish) and adult (yellow), so that's why. it's probably a hybrid Western x Glaucous-winged Gull (aka 'Olympic Gull'), although from these pics I can not entirely rule out a pure 3rd cycle GWGU, due to tricky lighting, although this would be much less likely in that region at this time of year.
 
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