Heermann's Gull, Larus heermanni
Heermann's Gull, breeding plumage, 1/1/07, Point Pinos, Pacific Grove, Monterey Co
Heermann's Gull, 1/11/09, Point Pinos
Heermann's Gull, 1/13/09, Point Pinos, Monterey Co
Heermann's Gull, 1/15/08, La Jolla Cove, San Diego Co
Heermann's Gull, 1/11/08, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo Co
Heermann's Gull, breeding plumage, 1/22/05, Point Pinos, Monterey Co
These fierce and handsome gulls come to the northern California coast after their breeding season south of here, mostly in Baja (though we recently had one successful breeding pair near Monterey.)
Heermann's Gull, first summer, 8/30/07, Salinas State Beach, Monterey Co
Heermann's Gull, adult winter, 8/21/05, Salinas State Beach, Monterey Co
Heermann's Gull, first winter, 9/23/06, Pt Pinos, Pacific Grove, Monterey Co
Heermann's Gull, first winter, 1/7/05, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico
(MEXICO)