California Gull - (Larus californicus)

This gull shares similar habits with the Ring-Billed Gull when it travels inland through the Imperial Valley. It breeds and nests in a unique California habitat known as Mono Lake in Inyo County as well as the Great Salt Lake in Utah.

If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.html

They present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the California Gull

OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:

Introduction to the Ecology of Mono Lake - Contains information and links to other Eastern Sierra attractions along Interstate Highway 395. Displayed by the "www.395.com" Web site.

Great Salt Lake - Information on birding resources at Utah's Great Salt Lake, which has the world's largest breeding population of California Gulls. Displayed by a USGS Web site on "Water Resources of Utah."