American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) [XC254950]
by Daniel Parker from Town Warf, Meteghan, Clare, Nova Scotia, Canada (call)
American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) [XC289797]
by Frank Lambert from Bon-D\u00e9sir, La Haute-C\u00f4te-Nord, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada (flight call)
Nest
A scrape on the ground lined with grass, seaweed and feathers, on coasts, cliffs, near water. In colonies.
Eggs (Guide)
Clutch Size: usually 3
Color: pale blue, olive or cinnamon overlaid with brown markings
Incubation: 30 - 32 days
Young
Fledge: 42 - 49 days
Subspecies
Considered by some authors as a subspecies of Herring Gull (Larus argentatus).
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Herring Gull (Larus argentatus).