Spotting

Habitat:

Coastal, NC

3 Species ID Suggestions

LivesInADream 10 years ago

Herring Gull - Juvenile

Larus argentatus Herring Gulls, Herring Gull Pictures, Herring Gull Facts - National Geographic

Liam 10 years ago

Ring-billed Gull (1st cycle)

Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull - BirdForum Opus

FelixO 10 years ago

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed Gull

2 Comments

Liam 10 years ago

Were it a Herring Gull, it would be a 3rd cycle, not technically "juvenile" (which is the first molt, very dark).
Bill is too short for Herring of any age.

FelixO 10 years ago

this is a gull, but i can only guess it's a Black-headed Gull

Spotted by
mrsbhogge

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Mar 13, 2012
Submitted on Mar 29, 2014