https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l The California Gull: Choose a fact to share about the California Gull, the bird of the month. Add a picture and be ready share. en-us 2019-11-22 18:04:37 UTC 2023-01-23 19:25:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/138167586 Mono Lake is home to the second largest California Gull rookery in North America.]]> 2016-11-16 17:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/138167586 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416111809 Gulls eat pretty weird things including rib bones, swallows, and small ground squirrels. ]]> 2019-11-25 12:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416111809 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416111953 California gulls nest a lot and they eat a lot of rib bones and eat squirrels.]]> 2019-11-25 12:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416111953 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416112576 gulls nest so densely that you might find more than 4000 nest. gulls have been known to eat some pretty weird stuff such as entire ribbons, swallows,  and small ground squirrels.]]> 2019-11-25 12:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416112576 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416112884 The gulls nest so densely that you might find 4,000 nests in an area the size of a football field. Gulls are sometimes found having some pretty weird things like barbie dolls,tinfoil or even thing like Bert and Ernie dolls. ]]> 2019-11-25 12:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416112884 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113060 The California Gull eat entire rib bones,  they eat Swallows ,and small groups of Squirrels.    ]]> 2019-11-25 12:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113060 1659510 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113135 The California gull gets its food from anywhere like lake areas,beach side, and even campgrounds.]]> 2019-11-25 12:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113135 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113163 That you can find a heka lot (4000) of gull nests in an area of a football field. If you think of the smallest mammal in the world (Etruscan shrew) they don't have the same nest spread as a gull, that means there are more gull nests in an area of a football field that of Etruscan shrews. ]]> 2019-11-25 12:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113163 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113254 You can notice a California gull by their mostly colored gray and white bodies, and black wingtips. Immature goals can be recognized for their brownish gray color.  If you ever observe a red spot on the birds bill, this could be used as a target on parents at which chicks peck when they are hungry.]]> 2019-11-25 12:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113254 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113330 Gulls seem to like Mono Lake because I guess there just more used to it and its probably like home to them, and like all gulls, California gulls are masterful, and graceful in flight, soaring effortlessly around the Mono Basin and over the mountains in search of food. ]]> 2019-11-25 12:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113330 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113526 By April there are around 44,000 to 65,000 California Gulls.]]> 2019-11-25 12:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113526 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113561 I learned that California gulls can survive in a lot of ecosystems. Which means that they can pretty much find food anywhere they go . I think it is good when they do this because when they migrate they won't starve because they can find many different foods.]]> 2019-11-25 12:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113561 165267 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113779 I learned that California gulls can survive in a ton of ecosystems, meaning they could find food everywhere. I think they are able to do this so they don't starve while migrating. ]]> 2019-11-25 12:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416113779 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416114150 Gull's find food everywhere, in area lakes,meadows, rivers, campground, parking areas,  and of course local dumps.]]> 2019-11-25 12:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416114150 194743 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416114236 California gulls can eat a lot of weird things like a whole rib and I think that is pretty weird. ]]> 2019-11-25 12:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416114236 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416114325 I found out that the California gull eats insects birds and bird eggs ]]> 2019-11-25 12:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416114325 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416114389 The gulls nest so densely that you might find 4000 nests in an area the size if a football field.]]> 2019-11-25 12:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416114389 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416114651 I learned the gulls nest goes up to a whole football field witch is 4000 nests. And they are mostly white and gray. And they eat insects, and fish.]]> 2019-11-25 12:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416114651 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416114861 I learned that Californa gulls nest so densely, there can be at least 4000 nests in one area the size of a football field! They also eat things like entire rib bones, swallows, and small ground squirrels. Some will have a band on their legs, because they hatched in a scientific monitoring plot in Mono Lake.]]> 2019-11-25 12:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416114861 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416115525 I learned that the California Gulls predator is the coyote.]]> 2019-11-25 12:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416115525 Lanie_Kemp https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416115595 I learned that California gulls can an entire rib bone. ]]> 2019-11-25 12:56:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416115595 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416115978 i learned that gulls can fly in a swarm of flies and get a big amount of flies and i also learned that they can repopulate fast.]]> 2019-11-25 12:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416115978 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416116968 I learned that by April there is 44,000 to 65,000 California gulls]]> 2019-11-25 13:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416116968 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416120484 2019-11-25 13:08:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416120484 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416120761 i learned California gulls have a predator a coyote.]]> 2019-11-25 13:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416120761 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416120835 2019-11-25 13:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416120835 164837 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416213784 I learned that California Gulls  eat really wierd things like rib bones, swallows, and even ground squirels.]]> 2019-11-25 15:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416213784 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416213786 I learned that gulls decorate their nests with feathers and other things before putting eggs in them.]]> 2019-11-25 15:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416213786 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416213959 Gulls can consume a very large amount of food, they have been known to eat entire rib bones! Gulls are not very big and so it is very  astonishing that they can obtain such a large amount of "food".]]> 2019-11-25 15:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416213959 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416214632 I learned that if you see gulls at the Pacific Ocean, there is a good chance they originally hatched in Mono Lake.]]> 2019-11-25 15:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416214632 2124910 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416214828 2019-11-25 15:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416214828 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416215716 Gulls play a very important role in an ecosystem. They are scavengers. The Gull keeps a lot of the waste out of the oceans.]]> 2019-11-25 15:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416215716 165871 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416216090 The California gulls will use anything they can get to line their nest with.]]> 2019-11-25 15:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416216090 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416216367 I learned that the California Gull are scavengers. You can find them in many different habitats eating many different things. You can find them in lakes, rivers,  dumps, campgrounds, ect. They also eat things like rib bones, swallows and squirrels. ]]> 2019-11-25 15:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416216367 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416216576 I learned that California Gulls can eat entire rib bones. They can also eat ground squirrels and swallows. ]]> 2019-11-25 15:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416216576 1401810 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416216663 "The California Gulls have a red spot on their bill. It is used for  target on parents at which chicks peck when they're hungry. I also learned that gulls bring back stuff called "juju" which are used to line the nest.]]> 2019-11-25 15:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416216663 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416216702 Gulls bring really weird things to line their nest with. They might bring back bits of figurines, tin foil, doll hair and other weird things.]]> 2019-11-25 15:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416216702 16601gcsc https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416217110 Gulls use many different items for their nest. This includes old plastic figurines and garbage. Gulls like to nest close to one another. There may even be 4000 nest in the size of a football field. Did you know gulls have a target on their bill? They have a red dot for parents so when the chick is hungry it pokes it. ]]> 2019-11-25 15:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416217110 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416217163 I learned that the gulls make really densley made nets . About 4000 gull nests could fit in a space the size of one football field. Gulls eat a lot of weird things. Rib bones found on the ground or sometimes even squirrels. They also are an important part in an ecosystem. They are scavengers so they are very important  because they go and find stuff and take it. ]]> 2019-11-25 15:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416217163 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416218594 California Gulls dig depressions to hatch their chicks.]]> 2019-11-25 15:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416218594 165413 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416218632 California Gulls are incredible scavengers and almost anything is of use to them. Trash and waste can be used for their nests while other materials may be used as food, shelter or breeding grounds. ]]> 2019-11-25 15:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416218632 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416219168 I learned that the little red spot on the Gulls' mouth is meant to be a target for chicks to peck when they are hungry.]]> 2019-11-25 15:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416219168 2124910 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416219395 I learned they consume very big quantities of food some have been found eating entire rib bones and squirrels. They can be found pretty much any where searching for food.]]> 2019-11-25 15:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416219395 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416219663 I learned that California gulls have a red dot on their bill. It is believed that this is used as a target at which chicks peck at when they're hungry. ]]> 2019-11-25 15:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416219663 175146 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416219973 I learned that California gulls are not only a good help to the ecosystem they also help us humans they pick up a lot of trash from the ocean and land fills]]> 2019-11-25 15:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416219973 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416220029 I learned that California Gulls use trash and other trinkets found on the bank of Mono lake as pieces to build their nests. Gulls also have a red dot on their beaks that their chicks can peck at when they are hungry.

]]> 2019-11-25 15:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416220029 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416290300 The California gull is a very big bird and, it can have white and grey colors. It is a very helpful bird. ]]> 2019-11-25 17:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416290300 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416290429 gulls help us clear the oceans because they take trash and they might make a nest with it]]> 2019-11-25 17:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416290429 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416290625 Gulls eat ground up squirrel and entire rib bones. ]]> 2019-11-25 17:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416290625 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416290678 Something interesting I learned is that California gulls can eat a whole rib bone,swallow, and small ground squirrels.I wonder how they can swallow bones. ]]> 2019-11-25 17:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416290678 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416290840 I learned that California Gulls can eat a entire rib bones and small ground squirrels. I also learned Gulls pick up a lot of trash to help the earth.]]> 2019-11-25 17:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416290840 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416291241 I learned that the gulls nests so densely that you might find 4000 nests in an area size as a football field.]]> 2019-11-25 17:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416291241 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416291495 California gulls are really good useful scavengers. I learned that they clean up waste and they use it for there nest, and with the other waste that they might bring is food then they will eat that food or give it to other California gulls.]]> 2019-11-25 17:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416291495 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416291719 i learned that the gull can use many ceative things for its nest even things like barbie hair and it csn consume a large sum of food ]]> 2019-11-25 17:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416291719 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416291802 I learned that the Gulls eat and make nests out odd things like they eat whole ribs, and make nests out of human things like fishing lines and dolls]]> 2019-11-25 17:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416291802 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416291951 I learned that Californa Gulls use trash and other things on mono lakes bay. Also that they can swallow bones.Also can eat big amounts of food.]]> 2019-11-25 17:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416291951 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416291964 A coool fact about the California gull is that it can use many things to sturdy their net, like barbie hair, and sometimes tin foil.]]> 2019-11-25 17:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416291964 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416292171 I learned that the gulls use fishing string and tin foil to make their nest .]]> 2019-11-25 17:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416292171 164771 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416292428 One cool feature about the California Gull is that, if there is trash in the water then it can take it and build a nest, use it as waste, or use it for something else. It can pick up many different objects of trash. It all goes to use with the California Gull.]]> 2019-11-25 17:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416292428 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416292506 They put there nest in places very close to each other. ]]> 2019-11-25 17:50:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416292506 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416292906 I learned that Gulls make there nests out of pretty much anything that they can find like fishing string, tin foil, or barbie doll hair. ]]> 2019-11-25 17:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416292906 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416292954 The california gulls play very important roles as scavengers, and they try to keep the ocan,lake,river,pond,etc clean.]]> 2019-11-25 17:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416292954 165886 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416293411 I learned that California gulls heavily nest. I also learned that the gull eats all the way from rib bones to squirrel. I also learned they can find food just about anywhere. It can build its nest from barbie hair how cool is that.]]> 2019-11-25 17:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416293411 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416293556 I learned Gulls have been notice for weird things they will eat things like rib bones and all other kinds of things.  ]]> 2019-11-25 17:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416293556 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416293583  I learned that 4000 nests in a area the size of a football field.]]> 2019-11-25 17:51:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416293583 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416293632 They from places in many different areas]]> 2019-11-25 17:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416293632 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416293664 The California gull is the ecological indicator for Mono lake because it helps us understand how Mono lake's overall natural system is functioning ]]> 2019-11-25 17:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416293664 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416293863 I learned that gulls nest densely, and that there could be over 4000 of them in the distance of a football field. ]]> 2019-11-25 17:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416293863 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416293978 ther known as a scavenger]]> 2019-11-25 17:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416293978 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416294193 I learned that Gulls bring things called juju to their nests. Juju can be anything from leafs to barbie hair. They use all this to make a nest]]> 2019-11-25 17:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416294193 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416294241 The California gulls use fishing string, bobbers, and tinfoil to line their nests.]]> 2019-11-25 17:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416294241 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416294420 One thing that I found interesting about the California Gull was that it brought back juju ( Things from other places). This was interesting, because I didn't thing California Gulls would interact with human beings. ]]> 2019-11-25 17:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416294420 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416294686 I learned that the gulls will find things like barbie doll hair or fishing string and use it to help build a sturdy nest. If mono lake is not in good condition, then there will be no brine shrimp and brine flies then gulls will have less food.]]> 2019-11-25 17:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416294686 147067 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416295127 2019-11-25 17:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416295127 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416296295 they look weird when eating sworms of flies]]> 2019-11-25 17:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416296295 164771 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416297705 2019-11-25 17:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416297705 https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416297942 they like to troddle along the beach]]> 2019-11-25 17:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kproper/adwgxv3ubk5l/wish/416297942