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	AllRefer.com - gull (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia
		Gulls are larger and bulkier than terns, and their tails are squared rather than forked.
		The common gull : called sea gull in North America : is the herring gull Larus argentatus smithsonianus, a subspecies of the common European gull L.
		The Franklin's gull of the Great Plains is called the "prairie dove." The California and western gulls are common on the Pacific coast.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/gull.html (322 words)

	Gull - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Most gulls, particularly Larus species, are ground nesting omnivores, which will take live food or scavenge opportunistically.
		Apart from the kittiwakes, gulls are typically coastal or inland species, rarely venturing far out to sea.
		Gulls — the larger species in particular, are resourceful and highly-intelligent birds, demonstrating complex methods of communication and a highly-developed social structure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gull (293 words)

	Utah State Bird - Common American Gull - Larus Delawarensis
		Even the Gulls are enabled to traverse their whole extent from north to south, and in the contrary direction, without suffering from want of food or of proper resting places.
		This greatly tended to strengthen my opinion, that the young Gulls are of more delicate constitution than their parents, which are better enabled to stand the rigours of the winter in the Middle States, where they are found equally abundant at that season.
		Our Common Gull is seldom seen in the adult plumage of winter beyond the shores of Maryland southward, or in full summer plumage beyond the Bay of New York, and this rarely after the middle of April, as at that period they gather into flocks, and remove farther north to breed.
	www.50states.com /bird/utgull.htm (2493 words)

	Common gull - Larus canus: More Information - ARKive
		The name ‘common gull’ is rather misleading, as this gull is not all that common (5).
		In summer this gull breeds on moorland on islands and cliffs close to lochs, lakes, bogs and marshes (3).
		During winter, common gulls feed mainly on earthworms; they are often attracted to recently ploughed fields for this reason (7).
	www.arkive.org /species/ARK/birds/Larus_canus/more_info.html (589 words)

	Common Gull - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Common Gull, Larus canus is a medium-sized gull which breeds across North America (where it is called Mew Gull), Europe and Asia.
		At 43cm length and with a 120cm wingspan, it is considerable smaller than a Herring Gull.
		It is only slightly smaller than Ring-billed Gull, but has a shorter and more tapered yellowish bill.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Common_Gull (180 words)

	Abstract
		Populations of Gull-billed Terns, Common Terns, and Black Skimmers nesting on Virginia’s barrier islands have declined by 95%, 84%, and 86%, respectively, from 1975 to 1999 (Williams et al.
		Common Terns are known to be the most aggressive of the four species (Erwin 1979), and this may influence the frequency, intensity, and outcome of their aggressive interactions.
		Overall, Common Terns preferred wrack on exposed slopes (39% of all nests), Gull-billed Terns and Black Skimmers selected shell on neutral slopes (62% and 61% of all nests, respectively), and American Oystercatchers preferred shell on neutral slopes (58% of all nests).
	atlantic.evsc.virginia.edu /thesis/Rounds2003/rounds2003.htm (9230 words)

	All About Birds
		One of the smallest of the "white-headed" gulls, the Mew Gull is common along Pacific Coast beaches in winter.
		The European form, known as the "Common Gull" has less white in the wingtips than the American form, or "Short-billed Gull," and its first-year plumage is much paler.
		Although the Mew Gull is a common bird along the Pacific Coast, it is a rarity in the East.
	birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Mew_Gull_dtl.html (655 words)

	Gull intro
		Gulls are among the most common birds seen along our coast.
		To learn to identify gulls you need to know: (1) what species to expect and when, (2) how to determine the age of a gull, (3) and what features to focus on for gulls of different ages.
		Hybrid gulls, which are readily seen in some areas, are not addressed.
	www.santacruzbirdclub.org /gullint.html (957 words)

	Coastal and Pelagic Birds of Long Island
		Also common in the spring and especially common in the fall along the south shore barrier islands where it is not unusual to see flocks involving several thousand birds massing and swirling together.
		Only a few of the common species are mentioned but many less common ones can be found with some reliability during certain times of the year.
		The saltmarsh sharp-tailed is a common breeding bird especially in saltmarshes along the south shore.
	www.cresli.org /cresli/Birds/LIbirds.html (3905 words)

	Kultasointu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The delightfully vibrant song of the Common Sandpiper is one of the typical sounds heard on the Finnish shores in early summer.
		The Common Toad prefers to spawn in peaceful ponds or lake coves with relatively deep water by the shore.
		The call of the Common Gull is one of the distinctive sounds of spring.
	www.kolumbus.fi /kultasointu/lsoi5e.htm (2176 words)

	Gulls and Terns
		Flocks totaling 200 individuals are common during this period, and flocks of 500 are regularly observed.
		Migration: Fairly common migrant near the St. Croix River, uncommon to rare elsewhere in the Western Upland and Central Plain, and rare to absent in the Northern Highland.
		Establishment of nesting common terns along the lower St. Croix is seemingly possible, because a small group of common terns summer near the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers at Ft. Snelling in the Twin Cities.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/birds/stcroix/laridae.htm (1249 words)

	Pests - Common Pest Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The original common name for pigeons was 'rock dove', a name that reflects their preferred natural habitat on the sheltered ledges of cliffs.
		The herring gull is the most common gull in all seasons.
		These gulls are common along ocean coasts, bays, beaches, lakes, piers, farmlands, garbage dumps, parking lots.
	pasture.ecn.purdue.edu /~schildre/health/pests/pest_bcm.htm (771 words)

	The Common Gull
		Common Gull Larus canus L 43, W 109.
		Adult like Herring Gull, but smaller and narrower-winged, flies with quicker and more vigorous wingbeats, and has dark eyes and weaker, greenish-yellow bill without red spot.
		Juvenile has sharply defined fl band on the tail, brown back which is moulted to blue-grey as early as the autumn, brown wing-coverts which are retained during the winter.
	www.virtualhebrides.com /articles/birds/CommonGull.htm (177 words)

	ad Ring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As the gulls returned to the water it was clear that the excitement had attracted in more small gulls and the flock size had noticeably increased.
		I think it would be true to say that I have checked several thousand Common Gulls at Fishmoor over the years and even the most extreme individuals could not match the pattern showed by this bird.
		Common gulls can show a complete fl ring but neither of us had seen one with a pattern as strong as this bird displayed.
	www.eastlancashirebirding.net /RBGeloc.htm (1689 words)

	Common Gull (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		We were very bemused by this incredibly confiding common gull.
		Common gulls are such fresh looking birds and quite easily approachable.
		These shots were taken at the landing beach of the little ferry from Tarbet on the mainland.
	www.smartimages.co.uk /images/Birds/Gulls/commongull.html (128 words)

	Yukon Gullery: Protect Habitat & Save Birds!
		Adult Thayer's Gulls have a bright red (not yellow) orbital ring and tend to have dark eyes while adult Herring Gulls tend to have pale yellow eyes.
		The Glaucous Gulls which occur in the Yukon are of the smallest subspecies, Larus hyperboreus barrovianus, and with their relativley small size and attenuated form often inspire a double-take.
		Status of skuas, gulls and terns in the Western Palearctic.
	www.yukonweb.com /community/ybc/gullery.html (1320 words)

	Herring Gull Photos and Information
		The Herring Gull is the most common gull found in the US, and is in just about every sea area from Florida to Alaska.
		As a child the herring gull is brown with scale-like patterns, and almost looks like a different kind of bird.
		As an adult, the herring gull is white with grey wings, a red spot on the lower beak, and fl back feathers.
	wine.wineintro.com /birding/encyc/gullherring (147 words)

	mew_gull (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mew Gull breeds from central and southern Alaska and northwestern Canada south to northern and coastal British Columbia and east to northern Saskatchewan.
		The Mew Gull breeds throughout Vancouver Island,: along the mainland coast west of the Coast Mountains from Harrison Lake to Prince Rupert, and in the interior generally across British Columbia north of 57°N latitude.
		In the interior, the Mew Gull nests in marshy areas,: shallow lakes, on beaches, ponds, and other wetlands where tussocks, hummocks, and islands are evident.
	www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca /nh_papers/gracebell/english/mew_gull.html (753 words)

	The BirdWeb - Species Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Ring-billed Gull can be found in mixed colonies with larger gulls, where they are often forced to use sub-optimal habitat close to the water, and their nests are at risk of flooding.
		The Ring-billed Gull population suffered a major decline at the beginning of the 20th Century because of hunting, but it has since rebounded and is currently thriving throughout its range, so much so that it is considered a nuisance in some areas.
		The Ring-billed Gull is common in eastern Washington, breeding colonially on gravel islands in lakes and rivers, and feeding in agricultural fields, cities, and wetlands near the breeding colonies.
	www.birdweb.org /birdweb/Species.asp?id=198 (905 words)

	* Common Gull - (Bird): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Our Common Gull is seldom seen in the adult plumage of winter beyond the shores of Maryland southward, or in full summer plumage beyond the Bay of New York,...
		Notice that it is much smaller than the Herring Gulls and the Great Black-backed Gull to the right...
		In many areas, Ring-billed Gulls are the most common gulls.
	www.bestknows.com /bird/common_gull.html (279 words)

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		The Common Tern is a regular migrant and unusual resident of the Northeast.
		Common terns nest on islands or peninsulas near large lakes and rivers that have little fruitful vegetation.
		Common terns may be best spotted from spring time through autumn in most central regions of North America.
	www.suite101.com /print_article.cfm/1725/60703 (674 words)

	Wildlife - Common Gull
		Despite name, generally not our most numerous gull.
		Recalls small version of herring gull, adult having grey back and upperwings with body plumage.
		In winter, widespread around most coasts and also feeds inland, sometimes following ploughs with fl-headed gulls; outside breeding season, resident British birds joined by influx of migrants from N Europe.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_common_gull.html (112 words)

	Marshbirds and Shorebirds of North Dakota (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The ring-billed gull is the most common gull found in North Dakota.
		This gull derives its name from the fl ring located near the tip of its bill.
		It usually nests in colonies which are located on sparsely vegetated islands of large lakes and rivers.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/othrdata/marshbrd/ringgull.htm (130 words)

	BIRDEAST archives -- February 2000, week 1 (#18)
		The gull was seen Saturday just east of the parking lot at the end of Halsey Neck Lane, which intersects with Route 27A at the western end of Southampton.
		This is about two miles west of Road D. On Sunday the COMMON GULL ranged along the beach both west and east of Road D for about half a mile or so.
		Last winter the COMMON GULL spent much of its time around Shinnecock Inlet or along the beach just east of jetty, and this might be a good place to concentrate on.
	listserv.arizona.edu /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0002a&L=birdeast&F=&S=&P=1759 (966 words)

	British Garden Birds - Common Gull
		The Common Gull is larger than the Black-headed Gull, but smaller than the Herring Gull.
		As with most gulls, the plumage of the Common Gull varies greatly and depends on age and the time of year.
		As well as scavenging, Common Gulls feed on worms, insects, molluscs and fish.
	www.garden-birds.co.uk /birds/commongull.htm (250 words)

	Common tern - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		Common tern - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		These delightful silvery-grey and white birds have long tails which have earned them the nickname 'sea-swallow'.
		Common tern with sand eel in bill - Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com, Ref: 1614056-00045-002)
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/c/commontern/index.asp (233 words)

	New England Seabirds - Results Seawatch Winter 2001 -2002
		Common Loon (1), Cory's Shearwater (7), Greater Shearwater (490), Sooty Shearwater (6), Manx Shearwater (4), Wilson's Storm-Petrel (400), Northern Gannet (1), Red-necked Phalarope (42), non-birds: 1 humpback breaching.
		Common Loon (2), Cory’s Shearwater (2), Greater Shearwater (260), Sooty Shearwater (2), Manx Shearwater (15), Wilson’s Storm-Petrel (350), Northern Gannet (21): all sub-adults, Double-crested Cormorant (30), Black Duck (2), Common Eider (7), Black Scoter (1m.), Spotted Sandpiper (1 juv.), Ruddy Turnstone (2 ads.), Semipalmated Sandpiper (1), Red-necked Phalarope (17), jaeger sp.
		Common Loon (3), Northern Fulmar (1 lt. morph): My first here in June, Greater Shearwater (10), Sooty Shearwater (89): Remarkably, this is my all time high count here; Not normally common here as in the waters around Cape Cod, Manx Shearwater (13), shearwater sp.
	www.neseabirds.com /seawatch2001.htm (2974 words)

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		The adult Mediterranean Gull remained in the pill at New Passage and there was little change in the birds on Northwick Warth with 150 Dunlin, forty Common Redshanks, sixty Lapwings, two Common Snipe and a Knot being seen.
		The Mediterranean Gull and Kingfisher were still in the pill at New Passage with two Black-tailed Godwits, twenty Common Redshank and 120 Turnstones.
		A Peregrine was seen hunting here, a first winter Little Gull flew past in the gusty wind and a Common Gull was present amongst the Black-headed Gulls.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /severnsidebirds/page23.html (2657 words)

	Common Gull, first winter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A typical first-winter Common Gull (maybe apart from the median coverts).
		Almost the whole mantle has been moulted to dark pearl-grey feathers, compared to Ring-billed Gull the grey is normally obviously darker and usually without whitish fringes as seen in many first-winter RBGs.
		One of the best distingushing marks to look for when separating Common- and Ring-billed Gull is the pattern of the lesser- and median coverts.
	cyberbirding.uib.no /gull/canus1va.php (188 words)

	A Tweeters (Northwest Birding) Email Digest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		These three young gulls = constantly begged and pecked at one of the adults bills in an attempt to = cause the parent to regurgitate a meal.
		About 5 minutes later they flew back the other way, landing in with the gulls, and one of them took a bath at the edge of the cobbly point the gulls were resting on.
		Some of us that continued = watching the Black-tailed Gull in flight noted an obvious white trailing = edge along the outer wings bordering the dark gray mantle and completely = fl primaries with the underwings being palest towards the body and = duskiest towards the tip of the primaries,which was a noteworthy = contrast.
	www.scn.org /earth/tweeters/digests/8-8.html (8846 words)

	Common gull - Larus canus - ARKive
		The name ‘common gull’ is rather misleading, as this gull is not all that common.
		It is generally similar in appearance to the herring gull (Larus argentatus) but is smaller, and has a smaller, thinner bill, a more rounded head and more active flight.
		The calls produced by common gulls are higher pitched than those of herring gulls; a ‘ke ke ke ke kleeeh-a’ call is said to resemble laughter.
	www.arkive.org /species/ARK/birds/Larus_canus (138 words)

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