On the Habits and Behavior of the Herring Gull, Larus Argentatus Pont

Abstract

July, 1907, when I visited a breeding colony at Gull Island in Lake Superior, near Marquette, Michigan.On June 20, 1911, I made a preliminary exploring trip in Green Bay starting from my headquarters at Ephraim, Wisconsin.With the aid of a motor boat, the Strawberry Islands, the Sister Islands, Fig. 1. Vlp showing loctions of Gull colordes in region of GreenBy, Wisconsin.and Hat Island were all visited during the day, and colonies of Herring Gulls were found breeding on all of these islands except at the largest of the Strawberry Islands (See Plate III, Fig. 1) which supported a colony of Great Blue Herons.