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Oregon Coast Birding - Gulls
One of the fascinating aspects of observing gulls in the wild is during their annual breeding season. At the start of this season, adult pairs will start courtship behaviors and will select a nest site. Along the Central Oregon Coast, these nest sites can be built in natural settings on top of grassy bluffs overlooking the ocean, or in ground spots situated on offshore islets or basalt rock sections free from human disturbances. Also, the gulls can command nest sites in man-made structures including home rooftops, office buildings, and even coastal bridges and piers. The female adult normally lays three eggs in a vegetation-lined nest site and both adults incubate the eggs over the course of a month long period. After hatching, the chicks will grow quickly and will learn to fly around a time period of six to seven weeks. The adults will feed the chicks up to the fledging period and then possibly, a few months afterwards. The juvenile birds will undergo a four year maturation process going through an extensive set of plumage changes leading to their adult coloration of white and dark gray. While generally prevalent throughout the Central Oregon Coast, some the best park sites to observe this natural breeding cycle include the Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge and the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area.
Photo of three gull chicks waiting for their mother to return in a nest site built inside an old tire on a raised platform, representative of the man-made materials utilized by gulls while breeding along the Oregon Coast including making use of the rooftops of homes and office buildings, and on some occasions, the structures of coastal bridges or waterside piers.
Photo of three Western gull chicks moving about their nest site, the usual outcome of the female adult laying three eggs in her nest site and then both adults incubating the eggs over a month long period until the hatchlings arrive pecking through their egg shells.
Photo of the mother gull bringing food to her chicks inside the nest, a constant routine she undertakes for six to seven weeks before her chicks learn to fly, and then she will continue feeding her chicks for possibly another couple of months until they become independent.
Photo of a group of gulls hovering around the rocks overlooking the ocean including a juvenile with brown feathers, one of the many plumage colorations visible as part of the four year maturation process to adulthood eventually leading to the final adult plumage coloration of white and dark gray backs with black tail feathers speckled with white spots.


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