Bonapartian Gull

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Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
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One of the smallest gulls to be found in North America. Delicate in flight, the Bonaparte's Gull suggests a tern more than it does the larger gulls. It differs from large gulls in other ways as well: it seldom scavenges in garbage dumps, and it nests in trees, not on the ground.
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