I received a note from Ed Sigda this evening that he had an 1st winter Iceland Gull at Conowingo Dam today (December 31). He also had two Lesser Black-backed Gulls, an adult and a 3rd winter. Looks like the gull season is finally underway. Rick "Everywhere I go I'm asked if the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher." Flannery O'Connor Rick Blom rblom@blazie.com Bel Air, Maryland