SOUTH NEWFANE I love the New England coast, and in recent weeks I have had several occasions to wander sections of this coast, explore some of the inlets, and just watch as the tides breaks on the ...

Last time I started "Gulls 101" with a look at the smallest of our local gulls — the ring-billed gull. In this second installment of the course, I will discuss the herring gull, which is the most ...

The cry of gulls heard over the sounds of the surf as you bake in the sun is one of the iconic sounds of summer along the coast. Here in New England there are really only three or four common species ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Earlier this week, I posted on my blog a series of pictures of a herring gull bathing. It was a mature adult bird. It stepped into a pool, dunked its ...