| Utah Bird Profile | |||||
| Name Roots: (L. & Gr. laros, "a gull' - of California) | |||||
| In Utah: |  by Mike Ware | ||||
| Nesting, feeding, characteristic behaviors: | Nests on the ground in a scrape nest. This species is not a cowbird host. 
    During the breeding season, this species is an insectivore: ground 
    gleaner; carnivore: ground hawker. During the non-breeding seasons this 
    species is an omnivore: shoreline scavenger carnivore: coastal beach 
    scavenger omnivore: shoreline scavenger. | ||||
| Habitat: | Breeds in Utah in playa and
    water habitats. | ||||
| How to find: | |||||
| |   USGS Profile 
      (Geological Survey)    |  
      
      US Winter Range Map   |  
        US
      Summer Range Map   | | |||||
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