Conowingo Dam: 03/07/99

Eugene J. Scarpulla (gscarp@erols.com)
Sun, 07 Mar 1999 11:43:34 -0500


Sunday, March 7, 1999; 0810-0950
Mostly sunny, 25 degrees, Winds N 25MPH
Most of the turbines were in operation.

It was not a good morning to attempt to watch gulls at Conowingo Dam. 
The viewing conditions were less than optimal.

*One flood gate was open concentrating most of the flying gulls in front
 of it (closer to Cecil County).
*Almost all of the rocks near the wall were submerged, hence resting
 gulls were concentrated on the rocks closest to the Cecil County
 shoreline and behind the mist created by the open flood gate.
*The catwalk was closed due to icing last night, therefore observations
 had to be made from the Harford County shoreline at distant gulls.

Ring-billed Gull          ~5000
Herring Gull              ~200
Great Black-backed Gull   ~30

Gene Scarpulla
Towson, Maryland
gscarp@erols.com