Sentences with phrase «glaucous gull»

Among the more notable coastal experiences were a fortuitous encounter with a seasonally unusual Glaucous Gull and the chance to leisurely observe several low - foraging Black Swifts on Whidbey Island.

He has observed polar bears eating more than 200 eggs in 2 hours, and last year no chicks or eggs of any species — barnacle geese, eiders, and glaucous gulls — survived.

The shift in diet could sound a death knell for popular nesting grounds of barnacle geese, eider ducks, and glaucous gulls, researchers warn this month in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

Not exact matches

The Glaucous - winged gull lives and breeds from Washington up to Alaska.

As it spreads north, its hybridization with Glaucous - winged Gull is likely to increase still further.

If Glaucous - winged Gulls establish a toehold so far from their current West Coast haunts (very doubtful), wildlife managers will be closely monitoring their interactions and possible hybridization with other gull species.