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 ...

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.

For starters, Ayyash said, focus on adult birds and get familiar with the most common species. Around here, that means Herring Gull and Ring-billed Gull, both year-round residents.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...