[Length 17.5 in. Wingspan 48 in.]

Ring-billed Gulls breed around the Great Lakes, central Canada, and the northwestern US. They winter around the Great Lakes, both coasts of the US, and inland areas of the southeastern US. This adult was photographed along the beach at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.0 Nikkor EDAF lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: March 1990)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This Ross's Gull was photographed at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300mm f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1991)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This Sabine's Gull was photographed at Sandy Hook (Gateway National Recreation Area), Highlands, New Jersey. Photo equipment unknown. (Date: Unknown)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This juvenile Sabine's Gull was photographed at the La Sal Loop Road in the Manti La Sal National Forest, Moab, Utah, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II] lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: September 14, 2011)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This juvenile Sabine's Gull was photographed at the La Sal Loop Road, Moab, Utah, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED [II] lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D7000 camera. (Date: September 14, 2011)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This first winter Sabine's Gull was photographed at the breakwater at Fred Stone County Park, Port Mansfield, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: November 26, 2024)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This first winter Sabine's Gull was photographed at the breakwater at Fred Stone County Park, Port Mansfield, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: November 26, 2024)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This first winter Sabine's Gull was photographed at the breakwater at Fred Stone County Park, Port Mansfield, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: November 26, 2024)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This first winter Sabine's Gull was photographed at the breakwater at Fred Stone County Park, Port Mansfield, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: November 26, 2024)