Remsen, J.V. 1977 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Apr. 7 South Coast Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles Co., Calif.: I first-year bird observed flying back and forth with flocks of Western Gulls from nearby dump to pond in the gardens. The bird was strikingly white, but not immaculate - there were tinges of buffy here and there throughout the whole body, especially the upper and undertail coverts which were conspicuously barred with buffy. The bill was pale with a contrasting black tip. The bird bigger-chested, was obviously larger, and heavier than the accompanying Western Gulls - wingbeat seemed stiffer and wings broader. It was seen from as close as 50 ft.