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Bonaparte‘s Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia*
(L 13.5" WS 33" WT 7 oz)
Talbot Island
State Park
02Feb2012
Only gull that regularly nests in
trees...named after Napoleon’s
nephew Prince Charles Lucien.
Note: dark bar
across wing
*formerly Larus philadelphia
Riches: A dream in the night.
Fame: A gull floating on water.
  Chinese Proverb
 
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Society
© BirdNote,
Chris Peterson
© Wikipedia
Chroicocephalus in Greek
means
color headed.