Art Martell – “An Abundance of Gulls”
by Andrew Bryant, 17 March 2016
Dr. Art Martell worked for decades as a research scientist with the Canadian Wildlife Service, publishing numerous papers on caribou, small mammals, ticks, birds and other creatures. Now retired to the Comox Valley, Art visited us to provide an introduction to the diversity and characteristics of gulls found in the Salish Sea. The photos above show our more common species.
Once one accepts that “there’s no such thing as a seagull”, it soon becomes apparent that identifying gulls is tricky – and becoming good at it takes work.
Starting with the basics, Art began by “narrowing down the field”, noting that of the 25 or so species which have been found here, only 8 are commonly encountered. Much can be quickly learned from the general size, shape and “gestalt” or “jizz” of the bird. Is it small, with a delicate, even dainty flight pattern? Is it medium gray, or is it distinctly paler than others in the flock? Much more can be determined by learning the common ones first, and then determining what a given bird is not!
A handy gull ID chart can be found here. Like anything else, but especially with gulls…practice is good!
Art’s complete talk is below (note that you can enlarge slides to full-screen, and go backwards or forwards at will – hover over the 1st slide to see the controls).
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