Glaucous-Winged Gull

Larus glaucescens

Glaucous-Winged Gulls are seldom found far from salt water. They breed along the west coast of North America from Washington to Alaska, and to the coast of eastern Siberia and Kamchatka. They spend winters along the west coast of North America and Mexico, and in Asia south to Japan.

Taxonomists regard the Glaucus-Winged Gull as monotypic (i.e. no subspecies).

My meetings with this species have (so far) been limited to Resurrection Bay in Seward (Alaska). The dock where the fishing boats emptied their catches was a gathering place for Mew Gulls, Glaucus-Winged Gulls, and Double-Crested Cormorants. I spent several days in Seward, and my memories are fond ones. Someday I hope to return and explore it more thoroughly.

Glaucous-winged Gull - Larus glaucescens — **Glaucous-winged Gull**
*(Larus glaucescens)*

**Description:**
Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertibrate Zoology in Camarillo, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2011:11:02 10:22

**Location:**

W F V Z
Camarillo, California
United States
124.68 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/5

**File Name:** D3X4657-GlaucousWingedGull

© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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Pin It — **Glaucous-winged Gull**
*(Larus glaucescens)*

**Description:**
Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertibrate Zoology in Camarillo, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2011:11:02 10:22

**Location:**

W F V Z
Camarillo, California
United States
124.68 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/5

**File Name:** D3X4657-GlaucousWingedGull

© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging

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