The most widespread pink-legged gull in North America, the herring is common in the east and mainly a winter visitor in the west. Hybrids can be locally common (mainly in the wescat). Polytypic.

Also read: Meet the 'Sea Clown' birders pay to spot in Maine each summer There are about a half-dozen species of gulls you will see in Maine. The herring gull, a large gull with a gray back and ...