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Banded Ring-billed Gull

Detailed Description

Photographed in January 2021, this federally banded Ring-billed Gull set a new longevity record for the species. This same individual was re-sighted again in December 2021, breaking the longevity record a second time, at 29 years and 6 months. 

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