Wild Delaware

Why are these Ring-billed gulls collecting and fighting over sticks in coastal Sussex County? According to Jeff Gordon, one of Delaware’s best-known bird experts, these gulls nest near the Great Lakes hundreds of miles from here. Is this some early mating behavior? I watched them as they picked up sticks only to drop them a few yards away where other Ring-billed gulls would grab the sticks and repeat the process. It will be interesting to watch and see if these gulls start a nesting colony here in Delaware this year.

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