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Herring Gull
larus argentatus
41.4265, -71.4664
Field Notes
Description:
The Hearing Gull wears the typical gull-like plumage of slate-gray back and wings. The wingtips are black spotted with white. Their body and head is white and their eyes are yellow. The beak is yellow with a red spot on the lower mandible, as in most large gulls.
Habitat:
Herring gulls breed from Alaska east across northern Canada to the Maritime Provinces, south to British Columbia, north-central Canada, and Great Lakes, and along Atlantic Coast to North Carolina.
Notes:
Herring Gulls feed mostly on natural prey such as marine fish, especially the herring, and invertebrates although the diet varies considerably with season and location. In addition to marine life, Herring Gulls also eat other birds, eggs, garbage, and carrion.
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