The Bonaparte’s gull is not so named because of its small size, nor is it named after Napoleon Bonaparte. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the bird was named after Charles Lucien Bonaparte ...

A Bonaparte’s gull makes an uncommon appearance. (Photos by Michael Givant) The morning before my birding class’s field trip, I went to the site to check it out. Unexpectedly, I had one of the best ...

But around noon, the clouds magically parted to reveal a brilliant blue sky, and the temperatures soared to a comfortable 53 degrees. So on a whim I headed to the park on Whiskey Island with hopes of ...

A Smith’s Parish nature reserve has become home to unusual visitors seeking shelter from the stormy weather. A flock of 17 Bonaparte’s gulls were spotted at Spittal Pond on Tuesday, with another five ...

Last week I wrote about the gatherings of egrets, shorebirds and swallows on Plum Island. Soheil Zendeh of Lexington told of another gathering of birds that occurs locally which I share with you again ...

It’s a strange one, Terry, How the Bonaparte’s Gull got its name would make any soap opera writer jealous. He or she would give a week’s pay to have a story this juicy. There’s an illegitimate child ...

Answer: When it’s a kittiwake! It started in mid-March with an eBird report. A woman visiting the Savannah riverfront spotted an unusual looking gull. She thought at first it was a Bonaparte’s gull, ...