[Maine-birds] Large flocks of Gulls surface-feeding offshore

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 robben99@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

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