We also saw the same behavior on a lake in Douglas County, MN. Kathy Robbins
On Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM Sherry Gray < [email protected]> wrote: > I think so. We once watched a flock of RB gulls stealing fish from a > flock of DC Cormorants sailing down the Mississippi River in late October, > north of La Crosse. Dramatic battle between the two species. > Sherry GraySaint Paul, Minnesota > __o > ‘\ <; > ( * ) / ( * ) > > > > On Monday, November 17, 2025 at 12:40:32 PM EST, Keith Carlson < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Noticed heavy ring billed gull activity on Lake Owasso south shore in > Roseville across the street from where I live. Went and confirmed.my > suspicions that the concentration was there probably to feed but by, I > suspect, stealing fish from the flock of hooded mergansers as they surfaced > after diving and catching a fish. Based on past similar experiences I just > wanted to confirm this is in fact common ring bill gull behavior > > Keith Carlson > [email protected] > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > > > ---- > General information and guidelines for posting: > https://moumn.org/listservice.html > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html > ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
