Two Gulls

Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis), one of the three species of gull found here in the city year around.Laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla), a summer visitor to the city. Named for their call, which sounds a bit like crazy-laughter. (The name “Black-headed gull” was taken.) These birds will soon lose their breeding plumage, which includes the black head feathers. Over-winter their heads will look dusky, with perhaps a patch of dark.

Both seen between the piers at Brooklyn Bridge Park.