The English name of the Bonaparte's Gull honors Charles Lucien Bonaparte, who made important contributions to American ornithology while an active member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia during the 1820s.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bonapartes_Gull
"Five Bonaparte's were seen in Burkes Garden on 3/19/16 (first recorded sighting for this location)".
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