Diagnosis of Conowingo Gull (Intro)
MHoff36100@aol.com
Sat, 14 Feb 1998 13:07:01 EST
Dear Friends,
Having been out of town all this past week, it perhaps should not have come as
any great surprise to me that my e-mail box was full upon arrival, with much
of the correspondence related to the Conowingo gull.
I feel obligated to add my comments:
1) I appreciate Norm's invitation to put some of the photos on the MOS web-
site; Rick Blom and I have discussed doing a comparable thing for the past
couple weeks. Time limitations have prevented me from getting any prints made
of my photos (plus the closure of my normal custom photo shop). I will pursue
this and we will get some photos out there (Norm-I'll be in touch).
2) Absent the photos, it is difficult to assess much of the commentary related
to this bird (another dose of which will soon follow); I can only ask patience
in this regard.
3) Using the photos, personnel observations and reference material, I wrote up
a personal analysis of the bird, based solely on my own of opinion, that has
been referred to in several postings. It is quite lengthy, but I believe
Ospreyers will find it of interest. Apparently MAC users can not download the
file, so I am sending it as a two-part e-mail "Diagnosis of Conowingo Gull
(Part 1) and (Part 2)".
4) I think the dialogue on this is great and hopefully educational for all.
Sincerely,
Mark L.Hoffman
Sykesville, MD
Mhoff36100@aol.com