Pictures and information on Western Gull

Western Gull - Larus occidentalis

Length	1.8-2.2 ft (54.0-66.0 cm)
Wingspan	4.3-4.7 ft (132.0-142.0 cm)
Weight	1.8-2.6 lb (800-1190 g)
Clutch Size	1-5
Chicks at birth	Semi-precocial
IUCN Conservation Status	Least Concern
Continents:	NA

Videos/Pictures

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The Western Gull is a large white-headed gull that lives on the pacific coast of North America. They like to nest on offshore islands and rocks along the coast. Point Lobos is a good place to see them and their nests.

Juvenile
Juvenile with trap stuck to belly 01/08/2015 - Bodega Bay, CA Juvenile with trap stuck to belly 01/08/2015 - Bodega Bay, CA	Juvenile - believe Western because of the shape of beak 09/12/2007 - Bodega Bay, CA Juvenile - believe Western because of the shape of beak 09/12/2007 - Bodega Bay, CA	Western Gull adult regurgitating food for chick 06/05/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA) Western Gull adult regurgitating food for chick 06/05/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)
06/05/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA) 06/05/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)	06/05/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA) 06/05/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)	06/24/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA) 06/24/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)
Western Gull adult regurgitating food for chick 06/24/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA) Western Gull adult regurgitating food for chick 06/24/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)	06/30/2009 - Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA 06/30/2009 - Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA

Breeding (Feb-Sep)
Piece of bread in beak 04/12/2007 - Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA Piece of bread in beak 04/12/2007 - Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA	They alternatively "talked" to each other 08/17/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA They alternatively "talked" to each other 08/17/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA	04/14/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA 04/14/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA
Making nest 05/16/2008 - Bodega Bay, CA Making nest 05/16/2008 - Bodega Bay, CA	Populating nest 05/16/2008 - Bodega Bay, CA Populating nest 05/16/2008 - Bodega Bay, CA	05/16/2008 - Bodega Bay, CA 05/16/2008 - Bodega Bay, CA
Nesting 06/05/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA) Nesting 06/05/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)	Mating Behavior - 1 of 3 06/24/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA) Mating Behavior - 1 of 3 06/24/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)	Mating Behavior - 2 of 3 06/24/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA) Mating Behavior - 2 of 3 06/24/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)
Mating Behavior - 3 of 3 06/24/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA) Mating Behavior - 3 of 3 06/24/2008 - Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)	Mating 04/05/2009 - Cliff House, San Francisco, CA Mating 04/05/2009 - Cliff House, San Francisco, CA	06/30/2009 - Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA 06/30/2009 - Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA

Non-breeding (Sep-March)
Preening the feathers 12/12/2014 - Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, CA Preening the feathers 12/12/2014 - Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, CA	Repeatedly dropped mussel to open it 11/24/2015 - Marina Park, Richmond, CA Repeatedly dropped mussel to open it 11/24/2015 - Marina Park, Richmond, CA	Success! 11/24/2015 - Marina Park, Richmond, CA Success! 11/24/2015 - Marina Park, Richmond, CA
01/27/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA 01/27/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	Algae & a Mussel 11/20/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA Algae & a Mussel 11/20/2007 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA

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