Did you know that herring gulls can drink saltwater?
Herring Gulls
at
a Glance
Key Features:
Herring gulls are gray birds with black wingtips, white heads, white throats, white chests, and white bellies. They have dusky streaks on their heads in winter.
Least Concern - Population Decreasing
Habitat:
Bays, beaches, farmlands, dumps, and lakes
nesting habits:
Herring gulls build nests by digging depressions in the ground and lining them with feathers, garbage, and vegetation.
seasons herring gulls are active in our area:
Winter
Diet:
Birds, carrion, crustaceans, eggs, fish, garbage, insects, marine worms, mollusks, sea urchins
hunting Behavior:
Herring gulls forage over water and on land. They also steal from other birds.
commonly confused with:
California Gulls, Glaucous-Winged Gulls, Greater Black-Backed Gulls, Iceland Gulls, Lesser Black-Backed Gulls, and Ringed-Billed Gulls
Herring gulls are often confused with ring-billed gulls because both are gray and white birds. Ring-billed gulls are smaller and have black rings around their beaks.
Herring gulls are often confused with Iceland gulls because both are gray and white birds. Herring gulls are larger and have black wingtips.