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	Herring Gull - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, is a large gull which breeds across North America, Europe and Asia.
		Herring Gulls are also abundant around inland garbage dumps, and some have even adapted to life in inland cities.
		Adult Herring Gulls are similar to Ring-billed Gulls but are much larger, have pinkish legs, and a much thicker yellow bill with more pronounced gonys.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Herring_Gull (388 words)

	Wildlife and Nature: Herring Gull - British Columbia.com
		Herring gulls nest in colonies and, once a colony is well established, they are faithful to it and reluctant to settle elsewhere.
		Although large numbers of Herring Gulls in North America are almost entirely dependent on human activities for their food, there are still populations breeding on offshore islands or in remote parts of the low Arctic which exist on a natural diet.
		Laughing Gulls are strong fliers, hovering, parachuting, and picking from the surface; their breeding range lies mostly south of the herring gulls'.
	www.vancouverisland.com /Wildlife/wildlife/birds/cw/cw_herringgull.html (2049 words)

	Gulls: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		Herring gulls are usually found breeding in low numbers on boreal lakes and rivers in interior Alaska.
		Some herring gulls, however, breed on the south coast of Alaska, notably in Upper Cook Inlet near the mouth of the Susitna River; at Dry Bay, mouth of the Alsek River, near Yakutat; and in Glacier Bay in recently deglaciated fjords.
		Alaska's herring gull populations are not likely to expand in the foreseeable future because of restricted nesting space and lack of substantial sources of artificial food.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/bird/gulls.php (1195 words)

	Herring Gull vs. Thayer's Gull
		The end of the wing of Herring Gull (left) is a fl triangle of 5-7 primary feathers with two white interior spots (mirrors).
		The Herring Gull shows pale bases to the inner primaries, called "windows." In overall coloration the tailband and flight feathers are flish, while those of Thayer's are pale brownish, more similar to Glaucous-winged Gulls.
		In general, Thayer's Gull (right) is paler and less heavily marked on the body, and the wing coverts show less contrast than Herring (by late winter, the brownish plumage of all gulls fades quite a bit).
	www.thebirdguide.com /gulls/herr_vs_thay.htm (1113 words)

	Gull - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Apart from the kittiwakes, gulls are typically coastal or inland species, rarely venturing far out to sea.
		Hybridisation between species of gull occurs quite frequently, although to varying degrees depending on the species involved (see Hybridisation in gulls).
		The taxonomy of the large white-headed gulls is particularly complicated.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gull (464 words)

	Herring Gull
		The herring gull has adapted very well to man's way of life and is the main scavenger around rubbish dumps and fishing harbours.
		Herring gulls are aggressive birds and will threaten other species with a fierce and intimidating display if they come too close.
		Herring gulls nest in colonies mainly on rocky cliffs but also on dunes and even on buildings in coastal towns or cities.
	www.yptenc.org.uk /docs/factsheets/animal_facts/herring_gull.html (481 words)

	Hinterland Who's Who - Herring Gull
		Herring Gulls can be quite useful, keeping our beaches clean by eating dead fish and other garbage and leading fishing boats to schools of herring, one of their favourite foods—hence the name “herring” gull.
		Although large numbers of Herring Gulls in North America are almost entirely dependent on human activities for their food, there are still populations breeding on offshore islands or in remote parts of the low Arctic that exist on a natural diet.
		Herring Gull eggs were used because the fat-soluble contaminants are transferred from the female parent to the egg yolk.
	www.hww.ca /hww2.asp?cid=7&id=49 (2788 words)

	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.
		Gulls are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Charadriiformes, family Laridae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/gull.html (322 words)

	Herring Gull vs. Western Gull
		The winter Herring Gull on the left is perhaps less heavily mottled on the head and breast than is typical for early winter, but more typical for March.
		The bill of Herring Gull is stout, but rather uniform in thickness throughout its length.
		In contrast, the underwing of Herring Gull is quite white with fl under primary tips which mirror the fl on the upper wing.
	thebirdguide.com /gulls/herr_vs_west.htm (582 words)

	Herring Gull
		Herring Gull is a numerous winter visitor to the region and is found in moderate to large numbers at all the major gull roosts.
		For further details see 'Seasonality of Herring Gulls in the West Midlands region', from which the following figure indicating the monthly distribution of Herring Gulls in the region is taken.
		Half-monthly distribution of Herring Gulls Larus argentatus: (a) right-hand scale and line: mean counts at Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire, 1974/75-83/84; (b) left-hand scale and blocks: summated counts in the West Midlands Region, 1970-84.
	www.deanar.btinternet.co.uk /wmgulls/HG/hgull.htm (774 words)

	Birds - American Herring Gull
		Unlike the other gulls, this one, where it has been persistently robbed, sometimes nests in trees, and, adapting its architecture to the exigencies of the situation, constructs a compactly built and bulky home, often fifty feet from the ground, and preferably in a fir or other evergreen.
		In the nesting grounds the herring gulls are shy of men and fierce in defending their mates and young, to whom they are especially devoted.
		Before the summer is ended the baby gulls will have learned to breast a gale, sleep with head tucked under wing when rocked on the cradle of the deep, and follow a ship for the ref-use thrown overboard, like any veteran.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles20/birds-154.shtml (674 words)

	All About Birds
		The Herring Gull is the quintessential basic "seagull," with no distinctive characters that immediately set it apart from other gull species.
		The Herring Gull is part of a complex of large, white-headed gulls that breed across the northern hemisphere.
		The Herring Gull has extended its breeding range southward along the Atlantic Coast, and may be displacing the more southern Laughing Gull from some areas.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Herring_Gull.html (347 words)

	Herring Gull
		The herring gull has pink legs and feet, a gray back, white dappled fl wing tips, and a red spot on its yellow bill.
		The herring gull is 20 to 24 inches long at adulthood.
		It is very difficult to tell the difference between some young gulls; especially those of the herring gull and the lesser fl-backed gull.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/birding/32304 (409 words)

	Herring Gull (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Although the Herring Gull is one of the most commonly seen gulls over most of North America, it is not easy to find in the Rockies.
		The Herring Gull is a wonderfully adaptive species over most of its range, and its population has increased as a result of human development.
		The Herring Gull, like many gulls, has a small red spot on its lower mandible that serves as a target for the young.
	www.birdguide.com /brdpgs/051.htm (291 words)

	Herring Gull: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Herring Gulls are also abundant around inland garbage dumps, EHandler: no quick summary.
		The taxonomy of the Herring Gull / Lesser Black-backed Gull[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] complex is very complicated, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Microphallus piriformes galaktionov 1983 is a parasitic trematode (fluke) with two hosts: the herring gull and the rough periwinkle....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/he/herring_gull.htm (762 words)

	Herring gull - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
		Herring gulls are large, noisy gulls found throughout the year around our coasts and inland around rubbish tips, fields, large reservoirs and lakes, especially during winter.
		Herring gulls are widespread and can easily be seen at virtually any seaside town in the breeding season, and inland all year round, especially at rubbish tips, playing fields and reservoir roosts.
		Herring gull standing on and surrounded by seaweed - Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com, Ref: 1614015_00128_002)
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/guide/h/herringgull/index.asp (245 words)

	Herring Gull
		Outside of the breeding season, Herring Gulls are common along most of the coastline and inshore waters of Britain and Ireland and also occur inland.
		The Herring Gull population experienced a marked increase in all parts of its west European range through much of the 20th century and especially in the period from about the 1930s to at least the 1970s.
		Counts of breeding gulls within each admin area during Seabird 2000 and during previous censuses from gull surveys are presented differently from other species to take into account the variation in coverage of inland and coastal colonies during Seabird 2000 and the previous two censuses.
	www.jncc.gov.uk /page-2887 (969 words)

	Herring Gull (albino/leucistic) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A Glaucous Gull would appear noticeably larger than a Herring Gull, although Grant states in "Gulls, A Guide to Identification" that the largest Herring Gull and the smallest Glaucous Gull may appear to be the same size.
		Glaucous Gulls have big heavy bills, and Iceland Gulls have bills that are shorter and thinner than Herring Gulls.
		Most of the other big gulls, including Glaucous and Herring, have gradually sloping foreheads, and most of the large gulls have a look that most books describe as "fierce"; they appear to always be mad.
	www.gos.org /sightings/herg.html (624 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.
	www.lisashea.com /birding/encyc/gullherring (147 words)

	Herring Gull (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The taxonomy of the Herring Gull/ Lesser Black-backed Gull complex is very complicated, different authorities recognising between two and eight species.
		These are omnivores like most Larus'' gulls, and they will scavenge on rubbish tips and elsewhere, as well as seeking suitable small prey in fields or on the coast, or robbing plover s or lapwing s of their catches.
		A Kalamazoo woman who was charged with hitting a 5-year-old boy with her car in March and killing him was ticketed seven times by police in Kalamazoo County for driving without a license between 1997 and 2003,...
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Herring_Gull.html (1236 words)

	PRIMARIES OF A NINE-YEAR-OLD HERRING GULL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Persons finding adult banded Herring Gulls dead are urged to save the primaries from at least one wing and to forward them, together with the band number, to Mr.
		In the fully adult American Herring Gull (Larus argentatus smith- sonJanus) it is usual for the primaries to be tipped wit'h white and for each of the outermost two (ninth and tenth) to have a sub-apical white spot, or "mirror," separated from the apical spot by an irregular fl bar.
		From the discussion of Herring Gull longevity by Gross (1940) it may be concluded that nine and one-half years is beyond the normal life expectancy of this species, even if we exclude the high-mortality iramatures and base life expectancy on only those individuals which safely achieve adulthood.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/JFO/v016n03/p0102-p0104.html (523 words)

	Birds of Nova Scotia - Herring Gull (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Remarks The Herring Gull is by far the most abundant of our gulls, its great numbers creating a significant impact on man's economic interests.
		The loud clamorous cries of Herring Gulls about their breeding rookeries have warned mariners of the dangerous proximity of land in dense fog.
		Herring Gulls have greatly increased in number during recent decades.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0175.htm (679 words)

	Trial by Jury - Richard Dawkins
		Adult herring gulls have a bright yellow bill with a conspicuous red spot near the tip.
		The idea was to discover whether naive gull chicks are born with a built-in preference for long yellow things with red spots.
		It could be that some chicks are red-biased, others blue-biased, with no tendency for herring gull chicks in general to share the same favourite colour.
	www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk /dawkins/WorldOfDawkins-archive/Dawkins/Work/Articles/1997-11-16trialbyjury.shtml (1573 words)

	Herring Gull (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The taxonomy of the Herring Gull/ Lesser Black-backed Gull complex is very complicated different authorities between two and eight species.
		These are omnivores like most Larus gulls and they will scavenge on tips and elsewhere as well as seeking small prey in fields or on the or robbing plovers or lapwings of their catches.
		Eggs usually three are laid on the or cliff ledges in colonies and are vigorously by this large gull.
	www.freeglossary.com /East_Siberian_Herring_Gull (457 words)

	Birds and All Nature: The Herring Gull
		The American Herring Gull is found throughout North America, nesting from Maine northward, and westward throughout the interior on the large inland waters, and occasionally on the Pacific; south in the winter to Cuba and lower California.
		In many cases where the Herring Gull has suffered persecution, it has been known to depart from its usual habit of nesting on the open seashore.
		We recently saw in the vicinity of Milwaukee a flock of what we considered to be many thousands of these birds, flying swiftly, mounting up, and falling, as if to catch themselves, in wide circles, the sun causing their wings and sides to glisten like burnished silver.
	www.birdnature.com /sep1898/gull.html (380 words)

	MTY Thayers Gull
		Adult Glaucous-winged x Herring Gull hybrids tend to be larger than Thayer's; have bigger and heavier bills (but can overlap male Thayer's); tend to have dark markings on the bill; and can have yellowish in the orbital ring.
		Studies of known age gulls have shown that individual birds may be actually a year older or a year younger than is suggested by their plumage state (Monaghan and Duncan 1976).
		Herring tends to show show new gray feathers to back (pre-alternate molt using terminology of Howell 2001) and thus is molting out of juvenal plumage by mid-winter, while Thayer's remains in juvenal plumage throughout the winter and often well into spring.
	montereybay.com /creagrus/MTYlistTHGU.html (2832 words)

	* Herring Gull - (Animals): Definition
		Any of several species of petrels of the family Procellariidae, which are similar in size and colour to herring gulls.
		Many cliff-nesting birds such as peregrines, kittiwakes and feral pigeons nest on the perilously narrow ledges of sheer high-rise buildings, while herring gulls prefer a flat-roof to raise their young.
		The common gull—called sea gull in North America—is the herring gull Larus argentatus smithsonianus, a subspecies of the common European gull L. argentatus.
	en.mimi.hu /animals/herring_gull.html (214 words)

	No. AZ Audubon Forum - Herring Gull Question-Flagstaff area - Powered by XMB
		Second and third-year gulls can be quite difficult to ID compared to adults or 1st year birds and I never had a good idea of leg or eye color on that bird, nor a good up close size comparison with the Ring-billed Gulls that were present at the same time.
		I think the lack of Herring and other rare gull reports from this area is probably because gulls are pretty hard to come by in general, and don't tend to stick around long.
		In contrast to a Herring Gull amongst other white-headed gulls a jaeger would really stand out, though I would be leery of old reports that ID jaegers to species.
	nazas.org /sightings/viewthread.php?tid=688 (603 words)

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