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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070207000000030705020007 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Finally the ice has cleared from the river, the strait and Goose Creek marshy area in Cumberland Co. The ducks began arriving the past two days and they are in fabulous breeding plumage. Today there were Hooded Mergansers, Red-breasted Mergansers, American Wigeons, Mallards and Black Ducks. A huge flock, 2-3000 or more ( I can't count any higher- ha), of gulls was roosting on the ground or bathing when suddenly, en masse, they lifted off and spiralled around and around. My first thought was - oh air traffic controller nightmare. Soon a few landed but the rest spiralled higher and higher until they were out of sight except through my binoculars. Slowly, a few at a time, glided down and landed.I watched them for 15- 20 minutes until they had all landed. Any comments about why the gulls would do this? Maybe sightseeing or celebrating a great day? --------------070207000000030705020007 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <font face="Candara">Finally the ice has cleared from the river, the strait and Goose Creek marshy area in Cumberland Co.<br> The ducks began arriving the past two days and they are in fabulous breeding plumage.<br> Today there were Hooded Mergansers, Red-breasted Mergansers, American Wigeons, Mallards and Black Ducks. <br> A huge flock, 2-3000 or more ( I can't count any higher- ha), of gulls was roosting on the ground or bathing when suddenly, en masse, they lifted off and spiralled around and around. My first thought was - oh air traffic controller nightmare. Soon a few landed but the rest spiralled higher and higher until they were out of sight except through my binoculars. Slowly, a few at a time, glided down and landed.I watched them for 15- 20 minutes until they had all landed. <br> Any comments about why the gulls would do this? Maybe sightseeing or celebrating a great day?<br> <br> </font> </body> </html> --------------070207000000030705020007--
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