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Birders

elleng

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3. There are about 50 species of gulls,

Reply to magicarpet (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 16, 2023, 01:15 PM

Sep 2023

with most in the genus Larus. Apart from the kittiwakes, gulls are typically coastal or inland species, rarely venturing far out to sea.

This is a creek, off Patuxent River, about 170 miles from OCEAN City MD.

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Gulls flew by; hard to catch. [View all] elleng Sep 2023 OP

Ya well,.. I don't see any sea gulls. magicarpet Sep 2023 #1

I don't know if this helps,... magicarpet Sep 2023 #2

There are about 50 species of gulls, elleng Sep 2023 #3

We actually get a few gulls here in northern Illinois. ShazzieB Sep 2023 #6

Gulls don't require SEAcoasts, elleng Sep 2023 #7

Found something about sea gulls... magicarpet Sep 2023 #4

Laridae is a family of seabirds in the order Charadriiformes that includes the gulls, terns, elleng Sep 2023 #5