The ring-billed gull is among the most common gull species in North America and is a winter resident in the Ada area, but is uncommon here.

These are immature Ring-billed Gulls, the common gull in the metro area. These birds were loafing and fishing today (Monday) on Long Lake in western Hennepin County.

Obviously, the gulls hanging out at Blue Marsh Lake and Lake Ontelaunee who have lunch at local landfills, can’t be sea gulls, because they aren’t out at sea. Some of them may have never been to sea, ...

It's almost Hitchcock-esque when you walk on Interstate Island, the site and sound of thousands of gulls flying and screaming and pooping. The smell is close to nauseating and the sound of birds so ...

This is the common and familiar “sea­gull” across much of North America—from coastal beaches to malls in the middle of the continent—yet it is rarely seen offshore. This notably adaptable and bold ...