Glaucous-winged Gull Photo Gallery

Breeding adult

Large white-headed gull with pale gray wingtips and pink legs. Breeding adult has entirely white head and underparts, and a red spot on the lower bill.

Nonbreeding adult

Large pale gray gull with gray wingtips and a heavy bill. Nonbreeding adults have variable amounts of tan smudging on the head and neck.

Breeding adult

Large gull with heavy bill, pink legs, and pale gray wings without black in the wingtips.

Nonbreeding adult

Large pale gray gull with gray wingtips. Note the wide band of white across the folded wings.

First winter

First-winter birds have a heavy black bill and pale brown wingtips that are the same color as the back and wings.

First winter

First-winter birds are heavily mottled pale brown and white. Unlike other gulls the wingtips are pale brown. Note dark bill.

Second winter

Second-winter birds are smudgy brown overall. Some like this individual have less smudging on the head. Note the pale tan wingtips.

Third winter

Third-winter birds in flight have a wide white trailing edge on the wings and pale tan wingtips and tail band.

Nonbreeding adult

In flight, note the wide white trailing edge on the wings and the entirely gray wings (no black in the wingtips).

First winter

First-winter birds are pale overall with uniform pale brown wings.

Adult (with Black Oystercatcher)

Breeds on rocky islands and coastal cliffs. Forages at sea, in intertidal areas, along beaches, and at dumps.

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Glaucous-winged Gull Photo Gallery

Breeding adult

Nonbreeding adult

Breeding adult

Nonbreeding adult

First winter

First winter

Second winter

Third winter

Nonbreeding adult

First winter

First winter

Adult (with Black Oystercatcher)

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