Ivory Gull.
Photo credit: Cape May Times

While it’s only a fanciful, unofficial competition, most votes are now in and, as the decade ends, just about every birder agrees that the best bird of the past ten years is, yes, a seagull. Gulls, still “seagulls” to many residents and visitors, are an integral part, even a hallmark, of the Jersey Shore. But, as birders know, not all gulls are created equal.