VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF CAMPUS BIODIVERSITY

Thirteen species of Laridae (gulls and terns) have been reported to occur on campus:

Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Robert Lake, UBC Okanagan (1 May 2019)

Mew Gull (Larus canus)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Bayocean Peninsula, Oregon, US (11 Nov 2017)
(On-campus photo not available)

Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Rotary Marsh, Kelowna, BC (18 Mar 2012)
(On-campus photo not available)

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Robert Lake, UBC Okanagan (20 March 2018)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (5 August 2012)
(On-campus photo not available)

Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)

Gull in foreground is a mature Glaucous-winged Gull.

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Robert Lake, UBC Okanagan (15 March 2012)

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)

The large white gull (upper right) with a black mark on the tip of its bill is an immature Glaucous Gull.

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Robert Lake, UBC Okanagan (22 March 2019)

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Long Point Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada (9 July 2018)
(On-campus photo not available)