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Birders

ShazzieB

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6. We actually get a few gulls here in northern Illinois.

Reply to elleng (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 16, 2023, 07:36 PM

Sep 2023

We're at least 1000 miles from the nearest seacoast, but some of them manage to find their way here. My theory is that they may follow the St Larewnce Seaway to the Great Lakes and then fan out from there. You can see lots of them around Lake Michigan (the closest one to us) and I assume the other Great Lakes as well.

They can also often be found hanging around some of the smaller lakes that are fairly abundant in these parts. Shameless little beggars they are, too. The creators of Finding Nemo captured them perfectly!

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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