Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) Science Article 4 abstract Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) are opportunistic hunters that employ a numberof techniques to capture a wide variety of prey (Bent 1937, Brown and Amadon 1968,Sherrod et al. 1976, McEwan and Hirth 1980). These eagles are known to occasionallypursue prey, including flying birds, in pairs or larger groups […]
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Breeding success relative to nest location and density in Ring-billed Gull colonies.
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) Science Article 6 abstract The role of nest location and density in determining breeding success in Ring-billed Gulls (Lams delawarensis), to our knowledge, has not been studied previously. In breeding colonies some nests will be located centrally while others are peripheral. WILLIAM E. SOUTHERN, THE WILSON BULLETIN Vol. 86, No. 3 […]
Seasonal Enumeration of Fecal Coliform Bacteria from theFeces of Ring-Billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis)and Canada Geese (Branta canadensis)
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) Science Article 7 abstract Water suppliers have often implicated roosting birds for fecal contamination of their surface waters. Geeseand gulls have been the primary targets of this blame although literature documenting the fecal coliformcontent of these birds is quite limited. K. A. ALDERISIO AND N. DELUCA, APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 0099-2240/99/$04.0010 […]
OVERHEAD WIRES REDUCE ROOF-NESTING BY RING-BILLED GULLS ANDHERRING GULLS
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) Science Article 8 abstract The authors evaluated the effectiveness of overhead wires in reducing roof-nesting by ring-billed gulls(Larus delawarensis) and herring gulls (L. argentatus) at a 7.2 ha food warehouse in Bedford Heights, Ohio during1994-1995. In 1994, stainless steel wires (0.8 mm diameter) were attached generally in spoke-like configurationsbetween 2.4 m […]
Ring-billed gull adoption: what arms race?
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) Science Article 5 abstract In his study of adoption of young by ring-billed gulls, Larus delawarensis, Brown (1998) concludes that adoption results from failure of parents to discriminate their own offspring from vagrant chicks. ANTHONY J. F. HOLLEY, ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 2000, 60, F15-F16 Download article download full text (pdf)
Astaxanthin is responsible for the pink plumage flushin Franklin’s and Ring-billed gulls
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) Science Article 3 abstract Carotenoid pigments produce the red, orange, and yellow plumage of many birds. Carotenoidcontainingfeathers are typically rich in color and displayed by all adult members of the species. In many gulls andterns, however, an unusual light pink coloring (or flush) to the normally white plumage can be found […]
Impact of the Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) on the Microbiological Quality of Recreational Water
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) Science Article 1 abstract We evaluated the impact of the ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis) on the microbiological quality of water. We measured fecal coliforms, Salmonella spp., and aeromonas spp. in the gull droppings and the number of fecal coliforms in the water prior to and after attracting these birds to the […]
METABOLISM AND THERMOREGULATION IN HATCHLING WESTERN GULLS
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) Science Article 9 abstract Parental attentiveness provides hatchlings of many precocial and serniprecocial birds with a large measure of protection from the vagaries of the thermal environment. Nonetheless some of these species differ in thermoregulatory capacity of newly hatched chicks, in correlation with climatic conditions during the breeding season. WILLIAM R. […]
Importance of migrating salmon smolt in Ring-Billed (Larus delawarensis) and California Gull (L. californicus) diets near Priest Rapids Dam, Washington
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) Science Article 2 abstract Ring-billed (Larus delawarensis) and California Gulls (L. californicus) have been implicated in depredations on migrating salmon smolt in the Columbia River. As part of a gull management program conducted in 1995 and 1996, we collected L. delawarensis (n = 120) and L. californicus (n = 45) near […]
MIGRATION AND DISPERSAL IN GREAT LAKES RING-BILLED AND HERRING GULLS
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) Science Article 10 abstract Band-recovery dam for Ring-billed (Larus delawarensis) and Herring (L. argen- tatus) Gulls were analyzed to determine the origins of gulls breeding within the Great Lakes region, the extent of lake and colony fidelity, and the winter and breeding season distributions of gulls of various age classes STEVEN […]