Description: The Great Black Backed Gull is North America's largest gull. At 30 inches in length, it dwarfs the Ring Billed and Herring Gulls it may associate with. The Great Black Backed Gull has a wing span of nearly five and a half feet!

The Great Black Backed Gull looks much like a larger, darker Herring Gull. It has a white head, breast, and stomach, and charcoal back, wings and tail. It also has a yellow bill and pale, pink feet.

Habitat/Range: The Great Black Backed Gull is abundant in the North Atlantic, particularly in coastal New England, and has spread south to the coast of North Carolina. It has also become established throughout the Great Lakes regions.

Diet: Great Black Backed Gulls are voracious eaters and may form sizeable flocks at garbage dumps. They also eat fish, eggs, and the young of other seabirds, especially terns and puffins.