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 never been to sea, ...

It's almost Hitchcock-esque when you walk on Interstate Island, the site and sound of thousands of gulls flying and screaming and pooping. The smell is close to nauseating and the sound of birds so ...

This is the common and familiar “sea­gull” across much of North America—from coastal beaches to malls in the middle of the continent—yet it is rarely seen offshore. This notably adaptable and bold ...

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 area streams, rivers, ponds ...

Gulls suffer from an image problem. Many people call them all "seagulls" and view them as little more than flying rats. Not Clinton Dexter-Nienhaus. “They are amazing to watch in their element,” ...

“Would you believe that I saw a sea gull at Lake Muhlenberg?” an excited caller announced last week. “I’d believe it!” I reassured the woman. “They show up here every year about this time.” She still ...

Late summer is a time when birds start moving around. Some are dispersing, some are congregating and some are doing both. At the same time, late summer is a time when many species seem to disappear, ...

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 ...

No matter where they are, Gulls and Terns can make a lot of noise. In today’s excellent Heather Wolf photo of a Ringed Bill Gull in Brooklyn Bridge Park, this Ringed Bill appears to be screaming about ...