Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Winter and migration✨ Shiny — winter rarityFry-theft threat
How to ID it
- Tiny, tern-like with buoyant flight
- Shiny-tier winter find off the Inlet
Field marks at a glance
- Size
- tiny
- Flight style
- buoyant, tern-like
Where & when
Winter and migration — best odds at oc inlet.
Learn more
Sources
- Facts — local research (plan.md), verified July 2026
- Reference — ebird.org
- Reference — audubon.org