The vagrant kelp gull mated with a local herring gull, though the chick did not survive. Experts say it's a "complete mystery ...

The herring gull is a medium-sized bird that can grow to slightly over 2 feet long with a wingspan of up to 5 feet. The Canada goose ( Branta canadensis ) though once endangered, is now a familiar ...

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In this Bird of the Week segment, Stacia Brezinski with the Maine Audubon tells us all about the herring gull. If you live in Maine, there's a 99.9% chance you've seen this bird.

That includes behavior. The kelp gull in Milwaukee apparently mated with a Herring gull and the pair had a chick. ... The kelp gull was bird species 819 on Wolff's life list.

The bird is recognized by its black back and wings and “greenish-yellow” legs, according to eBird. The Kelp Gull has nested among Herring Gulls on a rooftop and paired with a mate, birder Tom ...

About The Herring Gull: Although in recent years they have begun to colonise urban areas, they're traditionally a bird of the sea. Herring gulls are tough birds, even in the strongest of Atlantic ...

But obviously, at some point, it fell in love with an American herring gull and decided to nest."As a dedicated bird-watcher for over 50 years, he was just as surprised by the sudden discovery ...

A herring gull left tangled in string had to be put down, prompting a litter warning from the RSPCA. The young bird was spotted tightly wrapped in the material while up on a telegraph pole on ...