It would be helpful if you could provide some background on your bona fides and the purposes of this study. Thanks!
On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 11:23 PM Thomas Robben <robbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Birders, > We are doing a study of GULLS surface-feeding in large rafts (often in > the thousands; one thousand, to ten thousand and more), picking food items > out of waters along the US East Coast this Spring, focusing on February, > March, April and May. > > If you see large numbers of Gulls gathering, swimming around and > surface-feeding in large rafts, along the shore or up to several miles > offshore, during February-through-May, please email me at > robbe...@gmail.com . > > All gull species (and Brant) are of interest, including Ring-billed Gulls, > Herring Gulls, Bonaparte's Gulls, and rare gulls such as Little Gulls, > etc. > > At minimum we would like to know which species, how many, when, exactly > where, and any other behavioral notes you may have on the events. > > Our accumulated results will be published online in June, including at > this listserv. > > Thank you, > Tom Robben > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > ABA <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
