I agree. I think they feed more when the tide is right than when there is
enough light.
Mike Wile
(425) 580-7704
(425) 503-5766 (cell)

> ----------
> From: Dan Lindsay[SMTP:susandan2 at earthlink.net]
> Reply To: susandan2 at earthlink.net
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 9:34 AM
> To: JFMM490 at wadnr.gov; tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Re: Iceland gull
>
> I have read that many shorebirds are very active at night, but I don't
> know
> that from personal experience.
>
> Dan Lindsay, Bellevue
> susandan2 at earthlink.net
> ----------
> >From: "John Fleckenstein" <JFMM490 at wadnr.gov>
> >To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> >Subject: Re: Iceland gull
> >Date: Mon, Jan 24, 2000, 9:18 AM
> >
>
> >Folks,
> >I tried to stay away from this debate but find I must make two comments.
>
> >Many points have been raised, then repeated until they are badly bruised
> >and might be good candidates for rehabilitation or euthanasia. I find,
> >however, two points have not been discussed openly.
> >
> >Most EMail systems have an option that allows response without inclusion
> of
> >previous EMails. Our call and response exchanges can result in very
> >lengthy messages if previous EMails are included. Delving into your
> EMail
> >system might give you a chance to reduce this use of bandwidth and relax
> a
> >little. Second, its and it's each have a place in our language. Those
> >places are separate but entirely equal. If "it is" fits, "it's" is
> >correct. If it owns something, "its" is it. (Since I don't clutter my
> >head with rules for inclusion and exclusion of birds on a life list, I
> can
> >collect useful and arcane grammar rules.)
> >
> >Birds...oh yes.
> >
> >On Sat. night around 10, my wife and I were down at East Bay in Olympia,
> >gaping at a 50 foot tri hull boat. It's a white fiberglass monster that
> >seems to be doing 30 knots while tied up. We finally got distracted by
> >birds. The tide was very low with extensive mud flats. 30+ large shore
> >birds were feeding on the flats. They were quite vocal; a semi musical
> >single note. They may have been yellow legs. The area was lit by street
>
> >lights, but I wondered if the birds would be present even in the dark. A
>
> >feeding bonanza like this tide couldn't be too common. They probably
> don't
> >need much light to feed, but finding the flats and watching for predators
>
> >can't be too easy. Does anyone know about shorebirds feeding in the
> dark?
> >
> >
>