THE CALIFORNIA GULL 26 



Few of the readers of this book will have the privilege 

 of seeing a sea gull's nest^ for, as before stated, they nest 

 for the most part either in the far North or on the coasts, 

 building their nests directly on the ground, often on a 

 small shelf no more than a foot wide with a steep or sheer 

 cliff hundreds of feet above or below or both. Of course 

 during the nesting season they are not common in our 

 waters except where they breed, but they fly all over the 

 United States during the rest of the year. They do not 

 mind the cold of winter, and one sees them following 

 boats back and forth all winter long in New York or 

 Boston harborSf 



