Re:Kelp Gull is so easy to find

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	Friday, 2/19, was my first visit to see the Kelp Gull, and it was a most
rewarding visit indeed!  The primary feature to note is that the bird is so
easy to find.  It is not hidden amongst 10's of thousands of other similar
looking gulls, but instead it stands out as a large dark-backed gull
amongst only 30 or so Herring Gulls.  Occasionally a few Great
Black-backeds come around,  but for the less experienced birders, this is a
great foreign bird that you can actually see.  So no one should hesitate to
make the trip.

	I do wonder still about the name.  I saw no sign of the bird eating any
kelp.  Perhaps this one needs to be renamed something like SeaBreeze Shrimp
Gull.  With all those fine shrimp that the SeaBreeze cooks supplying, how
will this bird ever again be happy with a return to kelp?

Les Roslund
Easton, MD

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