Milwaukee is hosting a unique visitor. Or perhaps new resident. In either case it's a Wisconsin first. And it has the birding world buzzing. A kelp gull, a species typically found along coasts in the ...

Milwaukee birders were delighted after spotting a kelp gull in the neighborhood. The gull was a rare sight. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, it is more commonly seen farther south, as far ...

STORY HERE AS WE’RE LIVE ON THE SUMMERFEST GROUNDS. MILWAUKEE IS WELCOMING A NEW NEIGHBOR, PERHAPS ONE THAT’S BEEN FLYING UNDER THE RADAR FOR YEARS NOW. YEAH. SO WE ARE CERTAINLY KEEPING OUR EYES ...

A Kelp Gull was spotted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo by Tom Schultz An “extremely rare” Kelp Gull has been spotted in an unusual place — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, officials confirm. How it got to a ...

A kelp gull (center with black back) is photographed June 1, 2025 with its Herring gull mate at the birds' nest in Milwaukee. With Young and the Hawks seemingly ready to part ways, let's look at some ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — John Ball Zoo bid goodbye to two beloved animals this weekend — a chimpanzee and a kelp gull. Sammy the chimpanzee turned 47 in June and had been at John Ball Zoo since ...

WWF associate organization Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina (FVSA) has increased its research efforts for a second year following continuous gull attacks of southern right whales off the waters of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The John Ball Zoo is mourning the passing of two animals Monday afternoon. The zoo shared two photos in a Facebook post, honoring Sammy the chimpanzee and Sunny the kelp gull.