February 14, 2019

Location: Sebastian Inlet

I'm known as a Bonaparte's Gull
I look less like a gull than a tern.
My population is stable -
I'm a species of least concern.

Sources: Audubon Guide to North American Birds - Bonaparte's Gull

Endangered Species Categories and Criteria

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

February 24, 2018

 Location: Spray Fields, Palm Coast

I am another Bonaparte's Gull.
I have black tips on my primaries.
I am unique among gulls because I don't nest
On the ground; I instead nest in trees.

Sources: Cornell Lab - Bonaparte's Gull

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

February 23, 2018

Location: Spray Fields, Palm Coast

I am known as a Bonaparte's Gull
Compared to other gulls, I am smaller sized.
I have a black beak and black spots on my head,
That make me look like I have 4 eyes.

Sources: Audubon Guide to North American Birds - Bonaparte's Gull

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

February 12, 2017

Location: Palm Coast, sewage treatment plant settling ponds

We are known as Bonaparte’s Gulls
We are mostly black, grey and white,
Check out our face, if you look in haste,
You might think that we have 4 eyes.

Photo and text © 2017 Dee Fairbanks Simpson