{"id":7300,"date":"2013-01-28T04:30:46","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T11:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=7300"},"modified":"2026-02-02T09:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:00:29","slug":"the-answer-to-the-gull-and-tern-quiz-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/01\/28\/the-answer-to-the-gull-and-tern-quiz-is\/","title":{"rendered":"The Answer To The Gull And Tern Quiz Is…"},"content":{"rendered":"

There were 30 people that voted on this quiz, these were the votes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Juvenile Western Gull, 1st winter Franklin’s Gull, Elegant Tern: 1 vote (3%)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Juvenile Herring Gull, 1st winter Laughing Gull and Royal Tern: 25 votes (83%)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Juvenile Western Gull, 1st winter Franklin’s Gull, Royal Tern: 3 votes (10%)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Other answer: Clueless LOL = 1 Vote (3%)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The majority of you voted for the correct answer: Juvenile Herring Gull, 1st winter Laughing Gull and Royal Tern<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"1stJuvenile Herring Gull<\/span><\/p>\n

The range of Herring Gulls<\/strong> includes Florida as a wintering location. The range of Western Gulls does not extend into to Florida, it is primarily found on the Pacific Coast and it would be a very rare visitor to Florida.<\/p>\n

\"1st1st winter Laughing Gull<\/span><\/p>\n

Laughing Gulls<\/strong> are found along the Atlantic and Gulf coast year round, Franklin’s Gulls are vagrants to the same area. A 1st Winter Franklin’s Gull would show less brown on the back and upper wings\u00a0than the bird in the quiz image did and the bill would be smaller.<\/p>\n

\"RoyalRoyal Tern in breeding plumage with gift for mate<\/span><\/p>\n

Both Royal Terns<\/strong> and Elegant Terns are large crested Terns. The range of the Royal Tern includes Florida as year round residents while Elegant Terns shows them only as vagrants to the East Coast but does not show them in Florida.<\/p>\n

You all did great!<\/p>\n

Thanks for playing, it was a fun quiz!<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to view more of my bird photos in their galleries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The majority of you voted for the correct answer: Juvenile Herring Gull, 1st winter Laughing Gull and Royal 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