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LeftInTX

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19. Have they taken permanent residency? I think they can survive anywhere there is fish and water.

Reply to alfredo (Reply #17)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 02:07 PM

Aug 16

The dump in Seattle was full of them!

https://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek040115.html
Yes, indeed, these noisy white birds that folks associate with coastal habitats have become quite common here in the Carolina Piedmont--more than 150 miles from the nearest saltwater. Despite the commonly applied misnomer of "seagull"--partly the result of that spiritual minibook entitled "Jonathan Livingston Seagull"--not all gulls are restricted to maritime habitats. In fact, Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis) are almost as likely to be found along major rivers and large lakes as on the oceanfront; they even breed in the Great Plains and in central Canada. Herring Gulls (L. argentatus), larger relatives of the ring-bills, also occur in similar habitats in ever-increasing numbers.

https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jfn8t5/eli5_why_are_seagulls_the_main_birds_flying/

Apparently, they are in Salt Lake City and another blog mentioned Idaho.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SaltLakeCity/comments/tw2h5k/what_happened_to_all_the_seagulls/

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