Common Names
- Ring-billed Gull (en)
- Gaviota de Delaware (es)
- Goéland à bec cerclé (fr)
- Ringschnabelmöwe (de)
Taxonomy
- Charadriiformes
- Laridae
- Larus delawarensis
The Ring-billed Gull is the most common gull along St. Lawrence River and lakes in Montreal. The species is adapted well to the city life and it can be observed frequently to compete directly against pigeons for food.
This species can be observed all year along the river and lakes in Montreal and it is especially abundant at the border of the river in parks like Rapids Park Lachine. It is less frequent in winter, though.Further you can spot this species in the city itself. Usually, when you spot a gull in the streets of Montreal it is a Ring-billed Gull.
On every park visit, we maintain a log of species spotted and identified. If you maintain a similar list, please consider sharing it with Muuuh Wildlife Photography: Share Logs.
Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Park Angrignon, Montreal | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Park Mont-Royal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Park Pointe aux Prairies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rapids Park Lachine | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Times a species has been spotted, identified and logged while visiting this park. A species is reported only once / park visit. Only parks listed which we visit frequently all year long. Consult the page animal tracking about how we log observations in field.
You need to get close to this species to identify. Ring-billed gulls feature a black ring around the bill, as their name indicate. This characteristic can be observed also on older juveniles. This gull is the smallest of the gulls in Montreal, Although size is a weak distinctive mark, especially when compared with the only slightly larger Herring Gull.
moulin-legare - 2017-09-02
NIKON D500; TAMRON SP AF 150-600mm F5-6.3 VC USD A011N; Focal Length 150mm; Exposure 1/1250; Aperture f5.0; Iso 640;
Park Angrignon, Montreal - 2016-10-30
NIKON D7100; 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6; Focal Length 300mm; Exposure 1/500; Aperture f5.6; Iso 320;
Yawn! Monday morning! How boring is that?
Park Angrignon, Montreal - 2016-10-30
NIKON D7100; 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6; Focal Length 300mm; Exposure 1/500; Aperture f5.6; Iso 640;
About to pick up something from a leave. Unfortunately, not able to identify what it was. Something round brownish.
Rapids Park Lachine - 2016-10-15
NIKON D7100; TAMRON SP AF 150-600mm F5-6.3 VC USD A011N; Focal Length 150mm; Exposure 1/2000; Aperture f5.0; Iso 220;
Rapids Park Lachine - 2016-10-15
NIKON D7100; TAMRON SP AF 150-600mm F5-6.3 VC USD A011N; Focal Length 600mm; Exposure 1/2000; Aperture f6.3; Iso 280;
Landing
Park Île-de-la-Visitation - 2016-03-21
NIKON D7100; 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3; Focal Length 600mm; Exposure 1/1000; Aperture f7.1; Iso 200;
A group of gulls are pausing at the border of the lake.
Park Mont-Royal - 2015-05-03
NIKON D7100; 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6; Focal Length 250mm; Exposure 1/2000; Aperture f8.0; Iso 360;
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