Birds
Great black-backed gull
Scientific name : Larus marinus Description: Large, stout-bodied, and have thick necks.Adults are white with black upper wings and backs, they have dull pink legs, a yellow bill with a red spot near the tip and darkish eyes. Babies before the age of 4 are checkered gray-brown and white above, black-tipped tails, black bills and blackish flight feathers. Habitat: These gulls live along the Atlantic Coast and inland on the Great Lakes. They choose to live in predator free areas such as piers or islands for breeding More Information : Click here |
Herring Gull
Scientific name: Larus Argentatus Description: Most familiar gull in the North Atlantic. They can be found across much of coastal North America throughout the winter. Variety of plumages worn in the first four years. they are large gulls with hefty bills. Adults have light- gray back, black wingtips and white heads and underparts. Dusky streaks mark their heads in the winter. Juveniles are mottled brown, second years are brown, third years have more gray on there back and white on the head and underparts. Their legs remain dull pink through all ages. Habitat: During the winter they can be found along coasts and near large reservoir, lakes and major rivers. In the summer they can be found along the Atlantic Coast, Great Lakes and coastal Alaska. |