This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------4B7DFFA4CE922E94B6A30BA4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Looks like the Slaty-backed Gull has been AWOL since Monday :( -- Good Birding! The probability of a given Tyler Bell event occurring is inversely mailto:bell@say.acnatsci.org proportional to its desirability. California, MD http://www.audubon.org/chapter/md/smas/ --------------4B7DFFA4CE922E94B6A30BA4 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-ID: <s6cc14bb.017@HEALTH.STATE.PA.US> Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:25:11 -0500 Reply-To: JON DALE <JDALE@HEALTH.STATE.PA.US> Sender: Bird discussion list for Pennsylvania <PABIRDS@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG> From: JON DALE <JDALE@HEALTH.STATE.PA.US> Subject: Update-Slaty-backed gull and others at Conowingo Dam To: PABIRDS@LIST.AUDUBON.ORG Ann Fruth and I spent all day (8:00am-5:00pm) through sunshine and rain on = Wednesday, 17th at Conowingo Dam waiting for the Slaty-backed gull, which = never appeared. From discussions with birders and these postings, = apparently the gull has not been seen since Monday morning. I was also = there on Sunday, 14th from 8:00am to 12:30noon with no luck. Of course, = as has occurred with many of you in other situations, the gull appeared at = appx. 3:00 and was very visable for about an hour. =20 We did have nice long looks at Lesser Black-backed gull, and first = winter Thayers and Iceland gulls though. Both adult and immature bald = eagles aplenty; six Great Blue Herons; numerous Black Vultures; friendly = and helpful birders. =20 Jon Dale jdale@health.state.pa.us Dillsburg, PA -- For other Audubon lists, visit <http://www.audubon.org/listserv/>. --------------4B7DFFA4CE922E94B6A30BA4--