There will be two changes to the Cecil Bird Club Field Trip on Saturday, 
January 30, 2010.

1) An excavation contract has just started at the Cecil County Landfill. 
For liability reasons, our group will not be able to have the field trip 
there this year.  Instead, the field trip will only take place at the North 
East Town Park --- This is a great gull mecca where the landfill gulls 
frequent.

2) I have been in bed sick for two weeks and will not be well enough by 
Saturday to lead the field trip.  Sean McCandless will lead the field trip 
in my absence.  Sean has a great track record for spotting rare gulls at the 
North East Town Park.  Some of the gulls that he has found in recent winters 
are Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed, Thayer's, Iceland, Glaucous, 
Nelson's, and a possible California Gull.

Good luck to everyone.  Wish I was there.

Gene

Gene Scarpulla
Millers Island, Maryland
Editor, The Maryland Entomologist



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean McCandless" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 6:45 AM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Field Trip Cecil Gulls/Cecil Landfill and North East 
Town Park


Greetings all;
This Saturday, learn to identify the different age classes of gulls with 
gull expert Gene Scarpulla.  Gene will show us how to pick out the rare 
gulls from the flocks of usual suspects, which include Great Black-backed, 
Lesser Black-backed, Herring, Ring-billed, and possible White-winged Gulls 
which have been seen in the area recently.

Meet at 8:00 a.m. near the Walmart at North East Plaza interesection of 
Rtes. 272 and 40.  We will carpool to our gull watching location from 
there - there is limited parking.  Be prepared to leave your car or offer a 
ride to others.

Bring scope if you have one.  Dress for extreme cold and/or wind and be 
prepared for walking and then standing still while we scan the flocks. Be 
aware that walking will be over rough ground, with possible muddy 
conditions, and possibly up steep slopes.

Bring money for an optional thaw-out lunch at one of the seafood restaurants 
in NorthEast.

Trip Leader:  Gene Scarpulla  

Sean McCandless
Cecil  Bird Club Field Trip Coordinator
Elkton, MD