Seagulls soar and swoop Thursday morning, Oct. 17, over the parking lot between McDonalds and Label Shopper in Jay. According to https://birdfact.com/articles/what-is-a-group-of-seagulls-called, the most common collective nouns for groups of seagulls are a colony, flock and scavenging of seagulls. Gulls are highly gregarious and social, which is why you’re more likely to see them in groups rather than alone, it also notes. Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser

A scavenging of seagulls on Thursday morning, Oct. 17, takes up part of the parking lot between McDonalds and Label Shopper in Jay. According to https://birdfact.com/articles/what-is-a-group-of-seagulls-called, groups of seagulls are often loud and prominent. If you drop some food, a group of gulls will be all over it in seconds – hence why you can call them a scavenging, it also notes. Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser