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I am forwarding this Cobirds message about pink gulls because I thought it might interest some Missouri birders. The Franklin's gulls which came through NW Mo looked very pink this last month. Tommie Rogers Mound City, MO > In a follow-up to a previous thread on pink > Ring-billed Gulls - > > Apparently there was an article in the Seattle > Post-Intelligencer blaming it on dyes used to color > the flesh of farm-reared salmon. If I get more > information I'll post it here. More pink Franklin's > Gulls than normal also seem to be showing up in parts > of the west this year. The same dye used in salmon > farming are used in shrimp farms in parts of South > America. > > Jeff Price > Boulder, CO __________________________________________________ * Audubon Society of Missouri's * * Wild Bird Discussion Forum * *------------------------------------------------* * To unsubscribe send the message * * SIGNOFF MOBIRDS-L * * to [log in to unmask] * * To subscribe send the message * * SUBSCRIBE MOBIRDS-L your name * * to [log in to unmask] * *------------------------------------------------* * To access the list archives from July 2002 on: * * http://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html * ##################################################