Photos: Bald Knob NWR

Laughing Gull

It’s been a busy few days at Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge with more shorebirds – and other species – slowly starting to filter in. One of those newcomers was the above immature Laughing Gull. Laughing Gulls breed along the coast in eastern United States and migrate along the coast twiner in Central America or northern South America. The medium-sized gull not common in Arkansas.

Here are a few other recent sightings at Bald Knob NWR: