 The marbled murrelet nests inland in old growth forest, seeking huge conifers with large branches to nest on.Other species, such as the California gull, nest and feed inland on lakes, and then move to the coasts in the winter.Some cormorant, pelican, gull and tern species have individuals that never visit the sea at all, spending their lives on lakes, rivers, swamps and, in the case of some of the gulls, cities and agricultural land.