Class Aves
Order Charadriiformes
Family Laridae
Chroicocephalus philadelphia—Bonaparte's Gull // Larus sp.—Gulls // Larus californicus—California Gull // Larus canus/delawarenesis—Mew Gull/Ring-billed Gull // Larus canus—Mew Gull // Larus glaucescens—Glaucous-winged Gull // Larus occidentalis—Western Gull // Larus oregonus—Oregon Gull // Leucophaeus pipixcan—Franklin's Gull // Rissa tridactyla—Black-legged Kittiwake
Although many people think of gulls as being limited to marine habitats, a number of species regularly occur inland, also. Inland, they generally are associated with the larger bodies of water and likely are more common since the construction of reservoirs.
Fig. 1. Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis), one of the gulls that currently enters our region and, according to Ligon (1961), the most common of the various species that do so.
Literature. Ligon 1961.
Sites.
Mid/Late Wisconsin/Holocene: Jimenez Cave (Messing 1986).
Larus sp.
Mid Wisconsin-Holocene: Shelter Cave (Howard and Miller 1933).
Larus sp.
Literature. Howard and Miller 1933; Messing 1986.
Sites.
Mid/Late Wisconsin: San Miguel Island (Guthrie 1998).
Literature. Guthrie 1998.
Sites.
Mid/Late Wisconsin: San Miguel Island (Guthrie 1998).
Literature. Guthrie 1998.
Sites.
Mid/Late Wisconsin: San Miguel Island (Guthrie 1998).
Literature. Guthrie 1998.
Sites.
Mid/Late Wisconsin: San Miguel Island (Guthrie 1998).
Literature. Guthrie 1998.
Sites.
Wisconsin: Zuma Creek (Jefferson 1991a).
Late Wisconsin: Maricopa (Jefferson 1991a).
Literature. Jefferson 1991a.
Sites.
Rancholabrean: San Pedro Lumber Yard (Jefferson 1991a).
Sangamon: San Pedro Lumber Co. (Jefferson 1991a).
Literature. Jefferson 1991a.
Sites.
Wisconsin: Zuma Creek (Jefferson 1991a).
Literature. Jefferson 1991a.
Sites.
Irvingtonian/Rancholabrean: Manix Lake (Jefferson 1991a: cf.).
Literature. Jefferson 1991a.
Sites.
Late Wisconsin/Holocene: Stanton's Cave (Rea and Hargrave 1984).
Literature. Rea and Hargrave 1984.
Sites.
Mid/Late Wisconsin: San Miguel Island (Guthrie 1998).
Literature. Guthrie 1998.
Last Update: 2 Mar 2014