This last saturday (colder than.....) Shrmipy showed up about 0915, and was
certainly alone. A few ring bills eventually cruised by, but not many.
He/She obligingly sat in the parking lot for a while with occasional forays
to pilings.  My guide speculated that there was an expectation of being fed.

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From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Bell, Tyler
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 9:05 AM
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Subject: [MDOSPREY] Kelp Gull timing


Leo, et al.:

Shrimpy shows up whenever she pleases. Sometimes the gull flock arrives at
the Seabreeze fairly early in the morning. Sometimes Shrimpy arrives solo
when there are few other gulls around. The trick is to not be there at the
crack of dawn and not too near late afternoon. Other than that, it's a crap
shoot!

Please note that Shrimpy is getting old. Since she's at least 11 years old,
if you haven't seen her yet, time is ticking. Plus, by the end of February,
she starts to wander and the chance of seeing the gull drops from almost
100% to about 50%. Later in the warmer months, it drops even more.

This Saturday is the Patuxent River Waterfowl Survey coordinated by Jug Bay
and Shrimpy has been accounted for each year since its inception. The count
runs from 7:30 to 10:30. An extra set of eyes to ID Shrimpy during the count
would be nice.

Tyler Bell

California, MD

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Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 8:55 AM
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Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Good Day on the Patuxent

Welcome aboard and thanks for sharing your enthusiasm.

As it hapens, I've been hoping to go look for that gull this Saturday,
too, but willl have to do some tricky schedule juggling to manage it.
It would be a great help if you could give me an idea of just when the
gull showed up - - around 9:00? or 10:00? or  . . . ?

Many thanks.

Leo Weigant

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