Spot Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)

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The Western Gull has a medium-gray back, dark upper surface to wingtips, frosty white undersurface to wingtips and a darkish eye. Diet and behavioral habits: A fairly common, year-round resident to Balboa Park, a large, dark-backed gull of the Pacific Coast, the Western Gull is seldom found far from the ocean, which you can see from many southern views from the Park, like Inspiration Point, and the Old Cactus Garden located near the Pan American Plaza. Like most gulls, the Western Gull is an opportunistic feeder, capturing its own live prey, like fish, crabs, squid, clams and the eggs or young of other birds. They are also well known for scavenging refuse, or stealing food from other birds and even humans. Feeding habits include foraging while walking or swimming, or may plunge into water from flight. Nesting habits: The nest which is probably built by both sexes, is built in a shallow depression, either on the ground, on a cliff ledge, or under overhanging rocks, and usually is lined with grass, and other plants.

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