Gulls of North America
This user-friendly, compact identification guide explores the diverse world of gulls!


Although they are familiar and amusing characters, gulls are frequently dismissed as common "parking lot" birds or because their diverse species can be hard to identify. Both assumptions disregard the beauty and grace of gulls, which are among the most approachable of North America's birds. Ranging in size from the dovelike Little Gull to the eagle-like Great Black-Backed Gull, their behavior and habitats are equally varied.

  • A user-friendly introduction to the plumages of 27 North American gull species in different stages of maturity
  • More than 500 color photos with detailed captions
  • Foldout comparison guides

This photographic field guide allows readers to better appreciate these charismatic birds by learning shortcuts for easy identification in the field.

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Gulls of North America
This user-friendly, compact identification guide explores the diverse world of gulls!


Although they are familiar and amusing characters, gulls are frequently dismissed as common "parking lot" birds or because their diverse species can be hard to identify. Both assumptions disregard the beauty and grace of gulls, which are among the most approachable of North America's birds. Ranging in size from the dovelike Little Gull to the eagle-like Great Black-Backed Gull, their behavior and habitats are equally varied.

  • A user-friendly introduction to the plumages of 27 North American gull species in different stages of maturity
  • More than 500 color photos with detailed captions
  • Foldout comparison guides

This photographic field guide allows readers to better appreciate these charismatic birds by learning shortcuts for easy identification in the field.

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Gulls of North America

Gulls of North America

by Fred Shaffer
Gulls of North America

Gulls of North America

by Fred Shaffer

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This user-friendly, compact identification guide explores the diverse world of gulls!


Although they are familiar and amusing characters, gulls are frequently dismissed as common "parking lot" birds or because their diverse species can be hard to identify. Both assumptions disregard the beauty and grace of gulls, which are among the most approachable of North America's birds. Ranging in size from the dovelike Little Gull to the eagle-like Great Black-Backed Gull, their behavior and habitats are equally varied.

  • A user-friendly introduction to the plumages of 27 North American gull species in different stages of maturity
  • More than 500 color photos with detailed captions
  • Foldout comparison guides

This photographic field guide allows readers to better appreciate these charismatic birds by learning shortcuts for easy identification in the field.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780764362941
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date: 03/22/2022
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 5.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Fred Shaffer is a lifelong birdwatcher with a fascination for gulls. He has written about the gulls of Schoolhouse Pond in Maryland Birdlife and has spent more than 30 years observing gulls on field sites across North America.

Table of Contents

Contents

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


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