From drovers.com: “Dragan Djuric and his wife were eating ice cream New Year’s Eve on the boardwalk in Laguna Beach, Calif., when a flock of birds attacked them. According to a report by a Laguna Beach police officer, one bird hit Djuric’s wife in the head and tried to take the ice cream, and Djuric was defecated on. The couple, from Wichita, Kan., dropped the frozen food and Djuric began hitting the birds with a stick, the police report said.

“One of the birds was a rare Heermann’s gull and it sustained a broken wing and was later euthanized. Djuric was cited by the Laguna Beach police and released on suspicion of animal cruelty.

“Apparently, Heermann’s gulls are on the Audubon Society’s watch list for at-risk birds, with an estimated population of 525,000. The birds are also called “surprisingly aggressive” and steal fish from the pouches of pelicans and chase other birds to take their prey.”

No wonder the bird is on the “at-risk” list.