Facts: Seagull
Appearance: Seagulls are a well-known bird along the New Jersey shore. They generally have white or light colored feathers on their bodies, with darker colored wings and very dark wing tips. Wing color can range from light grey to dark black. Young seagulls are darker in color, usually dark grey to brown.
Habit: Gulls are intelligent birds that are not bothered by human presence. They are commonly seen hovering over bodies of water, garbage dumps, and other areas that have an ample food supply. Gulls have a special gland above their nostrils that removes salt from drinking water allowing them to consume both fresh and salt water. They are also strong swimmers and are fast movers on land as well.
Health/Damage Concerns: Gulls are Federally Protected Birds! Seagulls, like most birds, can cause extensive damage to homes and commercial buildings. Their droppings are high in uric acid content causing both cosmetic and structural damages to a variety of building types. Often these droppings will remove or permanently stain paint, stain siding, and damage roofing shingles. Their presence also poses health risks from bacteria, fungus spores, and fecal parasites. Gulls are also notorious for their involvement in midair collisions with small and large aircraft.
Diet: Scavenger diet; they will feed on almost anything edible, including from fish, garbage, mice, insects, and human scraps.
Reproduction: Seagulls are ground nesters that seek undisturbed locations like sand dunes to lay their eggs. Their nests are commonly sparse, normally consisting of a few sticks and a variety of grasses. Seagulls do not have many young, only producing an average of three eggs per year in one brood. The incubation process takes place over three weeks, with young ready to leave the nest only six weeks after hatching. Seagulls breed during the Spring months.
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