American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
(L 25" WS 58" Wt2.5 lb)
A most abundant gull...can drink
fresh water as well as seawater.
fresh water as well as seawater.
Montrose Harbor
Chicago
21Nov2010
Starved Rock St Pk
14Feb2011
The gull sees farthest
who flies highest.
who flies highest.
(Richard Bach)
Larus in Latin means rapacious
seabird; argentatus in Latin
means ornamented with silver.
seabird; argentatus in Latin
means ornamented with silver.
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
© Audubon
Society
Society
nonbreeding
Fullersburg Woods
22Mar09
Red spot!
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology