On Mon, 7 Nov 1994, bob obrien wrote:

> We had a glaucous-winged in Laurelhurst Park several winters in a row a few yea
> rs ago that was also banded on the Washington Coast and (at that time was 25 ye
> ars old). Gulls are long-lived birds once they make it to maturity. Bob O'Bri
> en, Portland.
>
How did the bander (or you) know it was 25 years old when it was banded?

Jim Elder (jime at eskimo.com)