Species: Larus atricilla , Laughing Gull

Description: 17"; summer adult: back and wings gray; head black; neck, underside and tail white; no white on wingtips; white eye ring; red bill. winter adult: head white; bill black

Habitat: coastal beaches, marshes, mudflats, piers; nests in colonies

Range: Novia Scotia to Venezuela

Food: Omniverous; marine life, plant and animal food, refuse, carrion

Status: Common