The Gulls are back at Conowingo

Les Eastman (les_eastman@netfox.net)
Fri, 22 Jan 1999 11:24:38 -0500


I was at Conowingo Dam this morning from 9 to 10 am.  All of the
generators were running but there were no flood gates open so the
conditions were very good for gulls.  My wild ass guess is about 20,000
gulls present.  Most were ring-bills with a respectable number of
Herring and Great Black-backed present.  I did manage to find one Lesser
Black-backed and 2 Bonaparte's (or the same one twice) gulls.  I am sure
there are other rarities present but I have neither the expertise or the
patience to find them.

Les

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Les Eastman
les_eastman@netfox.net
Havre de Grace, MD
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