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Ring-billed gull

Larus delawarensis

Photo by suzmonk
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Description:

Ring-billed gulls of different ages feeding at the edge of a large man-made lake. They arrived in big groups, raucous and loud, stayed awhile, then left in big groups. Every 15 minutes or so, a new group would arrive ...

Reference Links:

Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis - Overview, Ring-billed Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
AshleyT
Field guides are better than any website in my opinion! I personally love my Nat Geo guide, but everyone loves different ones :)
suzmonk
Thanks, Ashley, that's a good resource. And my local bookstore doesn't have a wide selection, but I was able to pick up a Peterson guide for North American birds ... that's been really nice to have.
AshleyT
Here is a great site to answer that question yourself. At the bottom of the page it shows all the plumages and gives explanations about how to tell them apart http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/ring-billed_gull/id
suzmonk
Question for more experienced bird spotters. It seems clear there are birds of different ages in this series, but I'm not sure in some cases whether I'm looking at juvenile plumage or non-breeding plumage. Still reading ... !

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
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Birds of the World
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PublishedMarch 16, 2014

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