Larus delawarensis

Also known as Ring-bill

Ring-billed gulls are highly adaptable, opportunistic foragers that thrive in both coastal environments and human-dominated inland spaces like parking lots and landfills. They nest in large, noisy colonies on flat islands, where mated pairs work together to build shallow nests and raise their young. Their distinctive high-pitched, laughing calls are a familiar sound across North American lakes and waterways.