DEERINGOAKSCRITTERS-1 Published on August 15, 2016 in The animals of Deering Oaks Park, in photosFull resolution (1050 × 700) Next → A herring gull screeches while flying over the pond in Deering Oaks Park on Monday in Portland. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the oldest recorded herring gull was at least 29 years, 3 months old. Troy R. Bennett | BDN