The larger California (commonly occurs alongside the ring-billed in the west) is a 4-cycle gull with a stouter bill and dark eyes in all ages. The adult California has slightly darker medium gray ...

Author says gull species are amazingly adaptive, and the Great Lakes area is a perfect spot to find many of them.

The types commonly seen in the Midwest are laughing gulls and ring-billed gulls. Neither species depends solely on ocean habitats. They often feed and nest around inland lakes or rivers.

The herring gull, a large gull with a gray back and yellow beak, is probably the most common one you've seen on the beach. Ring-billed gulls are smaller and you'll likely see them in parking lots.

Many years, ring-billed gulls are the most common wintering gull in Kansas, having moved southward from nesting areas in central Canada and some places in the American West. Like many birds, ringbills ...