A gray and white bird is walking along a sandy beach. This is a Ring-billed Gull. I took this photograph in early November on the beach at Mirror Lake in Lake Placid, New York, before the lake froze over. The Ring-billed Gull is the most common gull regularly seen in New York State. It is one of two gulls that breed in the Adirondack Park, the other being the Herring Gull. The Ring-billed Gull is a partial, mid- to long-distance migrant. Most individuals depart their breeding regions in late summer and early fall to winter in warmer areas. As lakes freeze over in the Adirondack interior, these gulls (which are frequently seen throughout the Adirondacks during the warmer months) gradually disappear in search of open water. Winter birders in the Adirondacks can find Ring-billed Gulls, along with a host of other gulls and waterfowl, along the Lake Champlain coast.
The alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Gulls. Here’s a nice Ring-billed Gull by Mirror Lake in Lake Placid, New York. wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-w...
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