Laridae (Large & Medium Gulls) Species observed.

Photography by Mitch Doucet

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Ring-billed Gull

Common and 1 of our most widely seen gulls. Found in all bodies of water from small lakes and rivers to oceans

 

Herring Gull

Common along the coast, large bodies of water, and even inland in parking lots or open fields. 

 

 

Great Black-backed Gull

Common along the Atlantic coast, especially ocean shores around inlets and rocky headlands. 

 

Rare in our province, found mainly on sandy, saltwater beaches and marshes, often with other gulls. 

 

 

Black-legged Kittiwake

Almost exclusively seen on open salt water. Nest in large colonies

 

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Rare but increasing winter visitors from Europe. 

 

Glaucous Gull

Common in northern and western Alaska, uncommon to rare elsewhere. 

 

Iceland Gull

Nests in the Arctic but common locally in the winter along the coast. 

 

 

California Gull

Intermediate in size between Ring-billed and Herring Gulls.

 

Heermann’s Gull

Unpatterned dark plumage is distinctive.

 

Western Gull

Large and stocky, with a heavy bill that is typically thick-tipped and slightly drooping. 

 

Short-billed Gull (Mew Gull)

Extremely similar to the closely related Common Gull which was split from the Mew Gull in 2021.