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Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

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Notes:

Now that the polar vortex seems to have officially left Chicago, there appear to be fewer herring gulls around. Larger than ring-billed gulls, this one which was part of a pair, easily fended off several ring-billed gulls to scavenge a shoreline spot along Lake Michigan.

Reference Links:

Herring Gull, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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