Manitoba Bird Bird Atlas: Species At Risk

Ross’s Gull

Early Breeding and Last Migration Dates

South: Regions 1 to 8 Central: Regions 9 to 12 North: Regions 13 and 14
Early Breeding Last Migration Late Breeding Early Breeding Last Migration Late Breeding Early Breeding Last Migration Late Breeding
Jun-01 Jun-11 Aug-06

Breeding Evidence

The breeding sites of Ross’s Gulls in the Akudlik area near Churchill consist of:

  1. hummocks covered with grasses, lichens, and dwarf willows;
  2. low-lying areas of grasses and sedges with small pools; and
  3. some shallow lakes.

Habitat

Breeding Evidence Map

Ross’s Gulls breed in widely varying Arctic habitats, from marshy tundra to gravel reefs. All sites are located near water and many are close to colonies of Arctic terns.

They are extremely rare breeders and found in Manitoba only near Churchill.

-from COSEWIC and The Birds of Manitoba (p. 208)