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Laughing Gull

Larus atricilla

Description:

Gulls Typical Voice Size & Shape Laughing Gulls are medium-sized gulls with fairly long wings and long legs that impart a graceful look when they are flying or walking. They have stout, fairly long bills. Color Pattern Laughing Gulls are medium gray above and white below. Summer adults have a crisp black hood, white arcs around the eye, and a reddish bill. In winter, the hood becomes a blurry gray mask on a white head. The legs are reddish black to black. Immatures are much browner and more subtly patterned than adults; they take 2-3 years to gain adult plumage.

Habitat:

Laughing Gulls are a coastal species and are only occasionally seen very far inland. Look for them in plowed fields, garbage dumps, parking lots, and shorelines. They nest, often in large numbers, on islands near the shore but safely isolated from terrestrial predators.

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4 Comments

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

Hi Will,
Would you consider adding this & any other of your shorebird sightings to my mission?
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1408...
Thanks

EricGoins
EricGoins 11 years ago

Great picture. That would be a great addition to the Gulf Coast Wildlife mission. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1049...

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

De portada excelente imagen,,,

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Nice! And he does look like he's laughing!

WillRountree
Spotted by
WillRountree

Texas, USA

Spotted on Mar 15, 2012
Submitted on Mar 17, 2012

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