Ring Bill Gull Feeding Along NYS FingerLakes Shoreline Stock Photography

Ring-billed Gulls often congregate around humans, at garbage dumps, parking lots, and freshly plowed fields. While the species is common on coastal beaches, particularly during winter, many Ring-billed Gulls lead inland lives, never setting eyes on the sea. Ring-billed Gulls often congregate around humans, at garbage dumps, parking lots, and freshly plowed fields. While the species is common on coastal beaches, particularly during winter, many Ring-billed Gulls lead inland lives, never setting eyes on the sea. These sociable gulls often fly overhead by the hundreds or feed together at a golf course, beach, lake, or field. This one shows a non-breeding adult.