State Birds and Global Warming - National Wildlife Federation


Birds and Global Warming

Birds & Global Warming

State Birds

Migratory Birds

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Utah species impacted by Global Warming

California Gull
(Larus californicus)

State bird of Utah

Photo © Tim Zurowski

Learn more about this bird at eNature.com

The California gull is not in danger of disappearing from Utah.

Description
20-23" (51-58 cm). Similar to herring gull but smaller, with darker gray mantle, dark eye, reddish eye ring, and greenish legs. Bill of breeding adult has red spot overlapped by black. Winter and immature birds have black subterminal bar on bill and lack red eye ring of adults. A common inland gull.

Voice
A repetitive kee-yah.

Habitat
In breeding season, on interior lakes and marshes; in winter, mostly on seacoast.

See birds in your state with populations that are:

American Redstart
Bank Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Bobolink
Common Grackle
Dusky Flycatcher
Gray Catbird
Green-tailed Towhee
Indigo Bunting
Lincoln's Sparrow
MacGillivray's Warbler
Marsh Wren
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Pine Grosbeak
Pine Siskin
Red Crossbill
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sage Sparrow
Sage Thrasher
Savannah Sparrow
Warbling Vireo
White-crowned Sparrow
Wilson's Warbler
Evening Grosbeak

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The background information for this presentation comes from The Birdwatcher's Guide to Global Warming, which was prepared by Jeff Price, Ph.D., American Bird Conservancy and Patricia Glick, M.S., National Wildlife Federation.

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