Bonaparte‘s Gull

Chroicocephalus philadelphia*

(L 13.5" WS 33" WT 7 oz)

Only gull that regularly nests in
trees...named after Napoleon’s
nephew Prince Charles Lucien.

*formerly Larus philadelphia

Charles Lucien Bonaparte

Talbot Island State
Park, FL

02Feb2012

Note: dark bar across wing

Q: Why don‘t seagulls live on bays?

A: Because they’d be bagels.

(Patrick Merrell)