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Description: Adult has pale gray throat, white head streaked with brown in winter. Legs and feet are pinkish, bills are yellow with a red dot. 3yr adults red dot on bill turns to black.

Sound: Not yet available

Food Source: Herring Gulls regurgitate indigested food called pellets. Analyses of these “pellets” and of their feces show that Herring Gulls like most other gull species will eat almost anything! Studies showed clams, small fish, dead animals, small young and adults of other nesting birds, bread, french fries, and so on. Gull can also be seen in parking lots near restaurants, and garbage dumps.

Nesting Habits:  Offshore, Gulls frequently occupy flat ground. On the mainland, however, they tend to nest on cliffs.  In some places where food from human activities is abundant, they have begun to nest on roofs and window ledges of buildings. The nest is circular and lined with moss or grass, which is also used to build up the rim. Females laying for the first time, usually 3-4yrs old, often lay only one or two eggs.

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