Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 15:07:22 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Phil Davis Subject: Re: Gulls In-Reply-To: <000a01bf62b8$155bb760$1d8e13cf@default> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=====================_372296497==_.ALT" --=====================_372296497==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Ben - Start with the new 3rd edition of National Geographic .. there are both in there (but not in the 2nd edition). Also, there is lots of information on the web. I'd start with Steve Hampton's gull ID pages at: http://www.west.net/~dj/gulls.htm At the bottom of this page are links to about 4 or 5 other gull ID pages. Good luck! Phil At 03:02 PM 01/19/2000 -0500, Ben Poscover wrote: >I read on the latest posting of the Voice of the Naturalist that a >Yellow-legged Gull and a Black-tailed Gull have been seen at the Va. >Bridge-tunnel. In trying to research these birds, I used a book I have on >my shelf, Gulls--A Guide to Identification by P.J.Grant. These gulls are >not included in this publication. However, the Yellow-footed gull is >given. Nor do I find these gulls in my field guides. Where do you >recommend that one should look to learn about these gulls? ======================================================= Phil Davis Davidsonville, Maryland USA mailto:PDavis@ix.netcom.com ======================================================= --=====================_372296497==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Ben -

Start with the new 3rd edition of National Geographic .. there are both in there (but not in the 2nd edition).

Also, there is lots of information on the web.  I'd start with Steve Hampton's gull ID pages at:

        http://www.west.net/~dj/gulls.htm

At the bottom of this page are links to about 4 or 5 other gull ID pages.

Good luck!

Phil



At 03:02 PM 01/19/2000 -0500, Ben Poscover wrote:
I read on the latest posting of the Voice of the Naturalist that a Yellow-legged Gull and a Black-tailed Gull have been seen at the Va. Bridge-tunnel.  In trying to research these birds, I used a book I have on my shelf, Gulls--A Guide to Identification by P.J.Grant.  These gulls are not included in this publication.  However, the Yellow-footed gull is given.  Nor do I find these gulls in my field guides. Where do you recommend that one should look to learn about these gulls?

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