Large gulls taking fully grown shorebirds during spring passage in Delaware Bay, USA

Large gulls taking fully grown shorebirds during spring passage in Delaware Bay, USA

Wader Study, 2018

Citation

Clark, J.A., Atkinson, P.W., Dey, A., Gillings, S., Mace, J. & Neima, S. 2018. Large gulls taking fully grown shorebirds during spring passage in Delaware Bay, USA. Wader Study 125: 146. doi:10.18194/ws.00119

Abstract

Shorebirds and gulls feed on the beaches in Delaware Bay during spring passage, but the shorebirds, although feeding at a very rapid rate, do not normally feed in close vicinity to the large gulls. This note gives in insight in why that is.

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