California Gull

• Size: 18.5-21.3" long // 51.2" wingspan
• Diet: Just about anything that will fit into their mouths, including fish, garbage, grasshoppers, mayflies, brine shrimp, earthworms, small mammals, cherries, bird eggs, grains, carrion, and more
• Seasonal Habits: Migrate in winter
• Temperament: Not Aggressive

Gulls are often thought of as coastal birds, but California Gulls are also common in inland areas in the West. These medium-sized gulls breed in colonies on islands and levees in lakes and rivers. You'll also spot them in pastures, scrublands, and garbage dumps as they often forage miles from the colony, eating everything they can find from mayflies to garbage. In the winter they head to the coast where they cruise up and down the shoreline with other gulls.