On our way back from gawking once again at the Pacific Loon, Brian Monk and I made a half-hour stop at Conowingo Dam on Thanksgiving Day. About 500 gulls were present at the base of the dam, but the season is officially open. Highlights included: Bonaparte's Gull 20 Laughing Gull 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 (all adults) There were also 42 Bald Eagles in view, of which six were full adults. Let the games begin. Rick The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously. -- Hubert H. Humphrey Rick Blom rblom@blazie.com 4318 Cowan Place Belcamp, Maryland 21017 (410)575-6086