THE END OF GULLS?

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        Those who have been waiting until later to get to Conowingo Dam to
see the Common Gull may be out of luck. It was announced today that at 5:00
p.m. this evening they will be opening 20 floodgates at the dam. This has
happened in 3 of the past 5 years and in each case it was the end of gulls
at the dam for at least eight months. Two years ago the numbers dropped
from 25,000 to 200 overnight and did not rise above 350 until a year later.
The flooding of the river apparently eliminates a large part of the fish
stock that the birds are dependent on.
        I will be checking the dam this weekend and will report on developments.

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

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