To everyone except an active birder, a seagull is a seagull. However, the herring gull is one of 13 species of gulls known in Mason County!

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

A kelp gull has been spotted in Milwaukee under the Hoan Bridge, the first confirmed sighting of the species in Wisconsin.

In this Bird of the Week segment, Stacia Brezinski with the Maine Audubon tells us all about the herring gull.

A Kelp Gull, which is native to the coasts in the southern hemisphere, was seen nesting with Herring Gulls in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, officials said.

Rare Kelp Gull spotted on Milwaukee's lakefront, a first for Wisconsin The bird is typically found in South America, New Zealand and even Australia.