Just Wondering: Where do seagulls go during the winter?

 

We were just wondering… about seagulls. We see them everywhere in Montreal all summer, but when the cold weather arrives, where do they actually go? Well, a UQAM researcher has spent years tracking thousands of our local ring-billed gulls — and it turns out some of them have very specific winter destinations, right down to the same beaches, parking lots and even fast-food restaurants. Jean-François Giroux is a retired UQAM biology professor, he spoke to Andrew Carter.