The larger California (commonly occurs alongside the ring-billed in the west) is a 4-cycle gull with a stouter bill and dark eyes in all ages. The adult California has slightly darker medium gray ...

The types commonly seen in the Midwest are laughing gulls and ring-billed gulls. Neither species depends solely on ocean habitats. They often feed and nest around inland lakes or rivers.

The herring gull, a large gull with a gray back and yellow beak, is probably the most common one you've seen on the beach. Ring-billed gulls are smaller and you'll likely see them in parking lots.

Many years, ring-billed gulls are the most common wintering gull in Kansas, having moved southward from nesting areas in central Canada and some places in the American West. Like many birds ...