Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), Tempe Town Lake, Maricopa County

This Black-legged Kittiwake was photographed by James McKay on 13 December 2013

Found by Mark Ochs and photographed by James McKay on December 13, 2013.

Casual winter visitor to Arizona.

Smaller than Ring-billed Gull. Identification fairly easy for 1st winter individuals with bold and very contrasting wing pattern, slightly notched tail with black tip, and extensive blackish patch on lower hind neck and blackish head spot.

13 December 2013, photo by James McKay