About This Webinar
To register for the full Shorebird ID Workshop, please visit:
https://www.bigmarker.com/series/49-gulls-simplified-with-kev/series_details

This first session will include a brief introduction to gulls and physical traits shared by all members of the family Laridae.

We will start with small to medium-sized gulls and hooded gulls. Nine of the 22 species of gulls that breed in North America are covered, including all the “hooded" gulls, comparisons of Laughing, Franklin’s, Little and Black-headed Gull.

We will move on to two of the large groups of “gray-backed/white-headed gulls” including: Ring-billed and Mew Gull. These “two-year (maturity)” gulls are a slightly easier to understand than the more complex 3 and 4 year gulls, and we will concentrate on the differences of these East/West counterparts.
Presenter
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    Kevin Karlson
    Field Guide Author and Photographer
    Kevin Karlson is an accomplished birder, author, professional tour leader and wildlife photographer/instructor. He is a regular at Bird and Nature festivals in North America, where he gives keynote presentations, workshops on bird identification, and photo instruction.

    Kevin’s books include The Shorebird Guide (2007); Birding by Impression: A Different Approach to Bird Identification (2015); Birds of Prey (2017) (all three Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers); and Gulls Simplified: A Comparative Identification Approach (Princeton University Press, 2018). Photography books include The Birds of Cape May and Visions: Earth’s Elements in Bird and Nature Photography (Schiffer Publishing).

    Kevin also produced six photographic laminated foldout ID guides for Quick Reference Publishing (Raptors of Eastern and Western North America (2012); Waterfowl of North America (2013); Warblers of North America (2016); Shorebirds of North America (2014); and Owls and Nightjars of North America (2017).

    While officially retired, Kevin continues to lead select tours and photo workshops for his company Jaeger Tours, and for Wildside Nature Tours.
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