01 June 2026

May 2026 Monthly Notables

Sightings:

  • Short-billed Gull (adult). Le Rocher-PercĂ© Regional County, Quebec. 02 May 2026.
    • Only the 9th Provincial record, and the first since 2017. 
  • Ross's Gull (1st cycle). Lethbridge County, Alberta. 04 May 2026
    • 1st Provincial Record continuing from April.
  • Black-headed Gull (adult). Essex County, Ontario. 07 May 2026.
  • Ivory Gull (1st cycle). Homer, Alaska. 10 May 2026.
  • Little Gull (adult). Comox-Strathcona District, British Columbia. 10 May 2026.
  • Ring-billed Gull (adult). Fairbanks, Alaska. 13 May 2026.
  • Little Gull (1st cycle). Comox-Strathcona District, British Columbia. 14 May 2026.
  • Kelp Gull (adult). Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. 23 May 2026.
    • Continuing all month, now on nest.  
  • California Gull (2nd cycle). Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. 23 May 2026.
  • Kamchatka Gull (adult). Adak Island, Alaska. 25 May 2026.
  • Western Gull (2nd cycle). Chaffee County, Colorado. 25 May 2026.
    • Continuing from April.
  • Short-billed Gull (adult). Gambell, Alaska. 27 May 2026.
  • Western Gull (4th cycle type). Davis County, Utah. 29 May 2026.
    • Continuing from April. 
  • Vega Gull (adult). Adak Island, Alaska. 30 May 2026.
  • Short-billed Gull (adult). Rimouski-Neigette County, Quebec. 31 May 2026.
    • Likely the same individual from Coin-du-Banc earlier in the month, some 400 km away.


Notes: 
  1. On 07 May 2026, Joachim Bertrands reported 22,400 Sabine's Gulls offshore on the Canadian side of Swiftsure Bank (British Columbia). The report describes the sighting "like locusts" with a presence of 30,000+ birds likely.
     
  2. On 12 May 2026, Josh Spice, reported the same apparent female type Ring-billed Gull in Fairbanks, Alaska, paired up with a Short-billed Gull. No nest found although the two birds were recorded copulating. It must be noted that the bill pattern and wingtip pattern are both inconsistent with a typical Ring-billed, and thus, the presumption that some Short-billed influence is at work might be considered.