Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) Science Article 8
abstract
We evaluated aerial photography (full coverage, using fixed-wing aircraft) and aerial video (transects, using helicopter) surveys to estimate the population of Laughing Gull (Larus ahicilla) nests in Jamaica Bay, New York, during June 1992-1995. We counted 4,920 nests in the colony using aerial photography and estimated 5,367 nests using aerial video in 1992.
Richard A. Dolbeer et al., Wildlife Damage Management, Internet Center USDA