Mew Gull Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: . Beautiful little gulls, Mew Gulls aren't a species I get to see very often, given their normal summer range is Alaska and northwestern Canada, and in winter, they're primarily found along the Pacific Coast. I have seen them several times when visiting Alaska, with the Alaska photos below mostly from Potter's Marsh just south of Anchorage. My favorite photo is the one below, of a lone bird in some cattails.

I do have other photos below that actually are from South Dakota. Mew Gulls are accidental in South Dakota, but I was fortunate to find 2 on a sandbar near Pierre, South Dakota on January 2nd, 2021.

Mew Gull - Larus canus


Mew Gull 1 June 24th, 2006 Near Anchorage, Alaska	Mew Gull 2 June 24th, 2006 Near Anchorage, Alaska	Mew Gull 3 June 24th, 2006 Near Anchorage, Alaska	Mew Gull 4 June 24th, 2006 Near Anchorage, Alaska

Mew Gull 5 (fledgling) June 24th, 2006 Near Anchorage, Alaska	Mew Gull 6 May 19th, 2014 Near Anchorage, Alaska	Mew Gull 7 May 19th, 2014 Near Anchorage, Alaska	Mew Gull 8 January 2nd, 2021 Near Pierre, South Dakota

Mew Gull 9 January 2nd, 2021 Near Pierre, South Dakota	Mew Gull 10 January 2nd, 2021 Near Pierre, South Dakota