Thousands of ring-billed gulls descend on the Detroit waterfront from April to July, making the crew of Great Lakes Towing the targets of screeching, sharp-beaked parents protecting nests.

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 neve… ...

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 neve… ...

A ring-billed gull photographed at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina. ... Migration: nearly throughout North America where common to abundant in many regions.

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 neve… ...

Franklin’s Gulls, such as the smaller bird here, are black behind the head, and they have a gray mantle. The larger Ring-billed Gull, behind, is known for its black ring around the beak.

Other gulls also wander into the state during migration. Herring and ring-billed gulls stay in Minnesota as long as they can find open water, where they can roost for the night.

HERRING, RING-BILLED GULLS ARE COMMON MARCH… Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Subscribe; Log In; ...

Larus delawarensis. 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.

Time was when gulls — “sea gulls,” as most people call them — were rare sightings in the Lehigh Valley. Not anymore. Now hundreds, probably thousands, of them drop in on are… ...

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 neve… ...