Gulls are a little scary. They frighten me. I don’t mean literally, in a Hitchcockian sense. The nightmare comes in trying to sort out their identities. Skilled birders usually thrive on ID challenges ...

Lined up with cameras and binoculars poised, hundreds of bird watchers gathered near the breakwall at Duluth's Canal Park for a "once-in-a-lifetime" glimpse of a bird — a rare ivory gull. The species ...

The ivory gull is the sole representative of the family of birds named pagophila, which means "ice-loving." This small, pigeon-like gull breeds in the high Arctic. The adults have completely white ...

DULUTH, Minn. -- An ivory gull that had been present in the Duluth area since Dec. 30, drawing crowds to see the rare bird, has died, Duluth birder Laura Erickson said Wednesday.On the bright side, ...

Mercury (Hg) is increasing in marine food webs, especially at high latitudes. The bioaccumulation and biomagnifìcation of methyl mercury (MeHg) has serious effects on wildlife, and is most evident in ...

Ivory gulls sometimes breed on mountainous Arctic peaks, known as nunataks. These all-white gulls, perfectly camouflaged to ...