Bird Watching Tips

Western Gulls are pretty easy to distinguish from other gulls in the area as they are larger and … Read more

Iceland Gulls are medium-sized gulls from the arctic with pale gray backs and wings and are white elsewhere. … Read more

Compared to other similar white-headed and black-wing-tipped gulls, Short-billed Gulls are much smaller with their dainty bodies and … Read more

Lesser black-backed Gulls have several subspecies that are very similar to each other. What’s common is that they … Read more

Black Terns are an exception to the white coloring of most seabirds. Breeding adult Black Terns have distinct … Read more

Forster’s Terns are often mistaken for Common Terns because they have the same coloring during the breeding season … Read more

Sandwich Terns are recognizable for their shaggy black crests, long black bills with yellow tips, pale gray backs … Read more

Breeding adult Least Terns have distinctive black heads with a white patch and pointy bills, wings and tails … Read more

Caspian Terns are the largest terns in the world.  Breeding adult Caspian Terns are easily recognizable because of … Read more

Black-legged Kittiwakes spend their lives almost entirely on the open ocean. Breeding adult Black-legged Kittiwakes are elegant-looking seabirds … Read more