Hello Larry &Jacque,
Congratulation on the GBBG,since you are probable the only birder who saw
this Gull today.When I arrived this morning there was birders who did not
saw the GBBG or the Slaty-backed Gull,and there where few Gulls there.I left
a little after three PM it start raining pretty hard and the traffic was
slow.What usual take me 40 minutes took me 90 minute get home.I am glad you
had such successful trip even so it took a while to find the gull..
Cheers Ruth
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry & Jacque Goodhew" <lgoodhew at clearwater.net>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 5:39 PM
Subject: greater black-backed gull


> Hi. After a long day the 22ed with out seeing the bird we returned
> in the rain this morning ( 23ed) Arrived about 8:30 am . Lots of mist
> and low clouds . Many many gulls loafing and cleaning at the mouth of
> the river. We found the GBBG after several minutes of searching. Were
> able to view it as it cleaned . Not long after we found the gull a
> Boeing 737 took off to the south and blew most all of the gulls
> away. Probable only 10 or so left . We then made the long wet run
> home .
> Larry and Jacque Goodhew Walla Walla
>