Description
Book SynopsisThis user-friendly, compact identification guide explores the diverse world of gulls!
Table of ContentsContents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Case Study: Schoolhouse Pond, Maryland
Gull topography
Glossary
Gull identification basics
Species accounts
Chapter 1. Hooded Gulls
Little Gull
Black-headed Gull
Bonaparte’s Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin’s Gull
Sabine’s Gull
Chapter 2. Large White-headed Gulls
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Yellow-footed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Iceland Gull
Chapter 3. Medium-sized White-headed Gulls
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Mew Gull
Chapter 4. White-hooded Gull
Heermann’s Gull
Chapter 5. Arctic Species, Pelagic Species & Vagrants
Ivory Gull
Ross’s Gull
Red-legged Kittiwake
Black-legged Kittiwake
Grey-hooded Gull
Kelp Gull
Swallow-tailed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Black-tailed Gull
Bibliography and Additional Reading
Index
