Remsen, J.V. 1975 Little Gull Larus minimus Jan.20 Moss Landing, Monterey Co., Calif.: 1 immature bird seen at the fresh-water pond at Zmudowski State Beach at 0845. Brian [found] McCaffery saw this bird yesterday and tentatively identified it as a Little Gull. When we arrived in the early morning, it was not there and there were only a couple of Bonaparte's (McCaffery had said that the Little was with many Bonapartes). We decided to look for roosting Bonapartels at Jetty Rd and the salt ponds and return to Zmudowski later. We found 100+ Bonapartels at the salt ponds and while Morlan and Hohenberger walked into the marsh for closer looks, I drove back to Zmudowski and saw the Little Gull with my naked eye flying over the pond as I drove up. After watching it for a minute with my binoculars, I went back to get the others. We were able to study the bird for about 25 minutes, during which time the bird was continuously in flight, dipping down to the water to pick at the surface, never once alighting like the Bonapartels (now 100+ present). In flight, it differed enough from the Bonapartels that it could be picked out with the naked eye, despite the 30-100 yd. distance -- slightly smaller (Bonapartels did not dwarf it), shorter less pointed wings, very prominent dark zigzag pattern on wings, no white leading edge to wings. The underwings were white with grayish tips on a few of the secondaries. The tail was shorter than the Bonapartels, very slightly forked, and all rectrices were tipped black; the tail from underneath appeared the same except that the central rectrices seemed to lack the black tips. Back gray. Grayish smudge on nape extending to sides of neck. Bill black. Feet color unknown. Underparts and remainder of head clean white. It flew much like a Bonapartels, but made more frequent abrupt turns.