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Old 01-15-2011, 07:27 PM
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Recently, I've noticed a lot of seagulls around golf courses, most notably Sandhill. Anybody know why they would be hanging out so far inland?

Gulls come inland for food.
In 1848 locust descended on fields in Salt Lake City. Flocks of gulls arrived and made themselves tasty meals of the hoppers. Here's more of the story...http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episo...g-plague/2931/
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