The immature herring gull is the same basic size as an adult, but the plumage is a study in browns. Also note that the bill is black, and the eyes are black, but the legs and feet are pink.

Unlike other guides, Pete Dunne and Kevin Karlson's new book doesn't focus on plumage.

For starters, Ayyash said, focus on adult birds and get familiar with the most common species. Around here, that means Herring Gull and Ring-billed Gull, both year-round residents.

I’ve seen such tactics used by herring gulls numerous times in many places, including along Lake Erie. Many other gull species do this as well, including our common ring-billed gull.

Gulls, like this herring gull, have tremendous variability in plumage as they age but that makes identification fun. Photo Credit: Kathy Adams Clark.

The vagrant kelp gull mated with a local herring gull, though the chick did not survive. Experts say it's a "complete mystery" how the bird came to nest so far north in the first place ...

A kelp gull has been spotted in Milwaukee under the Hoan Bridge, the first confirmed sighting of the species in Wisconsin.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. --Although all gulls may seem to be pretty much the same to the casual observer, there are actually more than a dozen different species that can be found around the Island and ...

Species such as the Herring Gull, the Lesser Black-backed Gull, and the Black-legged Kittiwake potentially have a behavioral flexibility that allows them to nest in more challenging locations like ...