Seagull Calling Contest

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“Seagull” Calling Contest

Written and Recorded by Jason Saul

This is BirdNote.
[Sounds of Washington State gulls — Glaucous-winged, Western...]
There are more than two dozen species of gulls living in North America.
Some people might dismiss them as just “seagulls.” But not the people of Port Orchard, a small town on Washington’s Puget Sound.
[Crowd and Caw]
In Port Orchard, gulls are celebrated. Each year, hundreds of people gather at the town’s waterfront in late May for the annual Seagull Calling Festival.
[Caw]
Contestants — most of them in grade school — chirp, caw, and flap their way down the beach.
[Caw]
The town’s mascot is Seymour the Seagull. He’s at the festival, too.
[Seymour’s half-hearted CAW]
Organizers say they respect the ecological niche gulls fill — and it’s just fun for the kids.
[Caw]
The gulls along the beach definitely look amused.
[Caw]
For BirdNote, I’m Michael Stein.
Head over to BirdNote’s website for photos, videos, and more fun facts about the birds you heard today, plus find links to lots of scientific resources and a whole section for teachers, too. Start at BirdNote.org.
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Bird sounds recorded by BirdNote’s Jason Saul.
BirdNote’s theme music was composed and played by Nancy Rumbel and John Kessler.
Producer: John Kessler
Managing Producer: Jason Saul
Associate Producer: Ellen Blackstone
© 2017 Tune In to Nature.org   October 2017/2019   Narrator: Michael Stein

ID#            gull-09-2017-10-09     gull-09

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