Abstract
Abstract Colony-site tenacity and nest-site tenacity have been documented in several larids, but the proximate factors affecting fidelity remain poorly understood. We examined the effect of severe breeding-habitat alterations (bulldozing) on site tenacity in Ring-billed Gulls (Larus delawarensis). Return rates of wing-tagged adults were similar in bulldozed and unchanged parts of the colony site. In bulldozed areas, however, most ring-bills abstained from nesting; those that did breed showed an increased tendency to move to a different nest site.
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