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Lesser Black-backed Gull2020-01-15T10:17:01-06:00

Lesser Black-backed Gull

The Lesser Black-backed Gull is a European gull that winters on Galveston Island, probably migrating from Iceland or Greenland.  They are similar to the more common Herring Gull, only slightly smaller with yellow legs on adults.

Kristine Rivers
Galveston Island
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Featured in Kristine Rivers’ Fall Migration Has Begun! blog.

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