Terns, Skimmers, Gulls
Terns
Terns are one of favorite birds. Luckily we can regularly see four different varieties in the Bay Area.
Arctic Tern |
Caspian Tern |
Common Tern |
Elegant Tern |
Forster's Tern |
Gull-billed Tern |
Inca Tern |
Least Tern |
Roseate Tern |
Royal Tern |
Sandwich Tern |
White Tern |
Skimmers
Black Skimmer |
Gulls
Gulls are hard birds to identify because they take a long time to mature to their adult plumage. While juveniles they can look quite similar. Hopefully, I have most of the gulls identified correctly.
Bonaparte's Gull |
California Gull |
Franklin's Gull |
Glaucous-winged Gull |
Grey Gull |
Heermann's Gull |
Herring Gull |
Laughing Gull |
Mew Gull |
Ring-billed Gull |
Silver Gull |
Western Gull |
Kittiwakes
Red-legged Kittiwake |
Black-legged Kittiwake |