Why do sea gulls congregate in parking lots in the midwest many miles from any sea gull type liking water?
by 
sophiesmom
ANSWERS: 7
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food an the grass is always greener on the other side'
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They are opportunistic birds. They'll eat just about anything, and they'll go where the food is.
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Food. They aren't beach birds. That is just where they happened to live. But they can fly great distances out to sea to seek food, why not inland?
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It closely resembles water (to them). It's vast level area combined with an abundant food supply (thanks to human slobs).
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The name sea gulls is misleading, they just go any place there is food. They followed man inland because of all the trash we make.
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someone said on the bird communication link that there is empty bags of potatoe chips on every parking lot.
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Franklin's Gulls never see the sea. They are an inland gull. Parking lots, especially near restaurant's, and garbage dumps are favorite feeding grounds for inland gulls. See http://www.spwickstrom.com/seagull/ for more information.
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