A friend of mine has recorded his sighting of a Silver Gull in Pennsville, 
New Jersey in 1996. Here's the link: http://songstar.org/sigu-001.htm.

Arlene Ripley
Calvert County, MD

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Davis" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] "Silver" Gull


> Hi Helen:
>
> It's an Australian species, Larus novaehollandiae. The species has even 
> been seen in DE and PA on and off for the past ten years or so ... it's 
> also been reported a couple of times here in Maryland. Most suspect it to 
> be an escapee, but ... who knows!
>
> BTW, I maintain that you can find the answer to 99% of all questions on 
> the web. Just "google" the phrase "Silver Gull" (I prefer the Google 
> Advanced Search page) and you will see a number of web sites with info and 
> photos of Silver Gulls.
>
> Hope this helps ...
>
> Phil