Fw: [birders] READ GUIDELINES // Re: Salem Landfill

[Allen Chartier]

Some important information on the Salem Landfill, if you're planning a trip 
there this weekend to look for the apparent Yellow-legged Gull.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce M. Bowman" <bbowman99 at comcast.net>
To: <birders at umich.edu>
Cc: <birders at umich.edu>; <se-mi-birdlist at umich.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 8:12 PM
Subject: [birders] READ GUIDELINES // Re: Salem Landfill


> Yes, it's the Salem Township landfill at Six Mile and Napier, far
> northeast Washtenaw County.  Napier is the Washtenaw/Wayne county line
> there.  Directions are at
>
>  http://www.umich.edu/~bbowman/birds/se_mich/locations/salemtwp.txt
>
> Everyone who plans to go to the landfill should READ THE GUIDELINES from
> Rob French at the above URL.  Very few large landfills allow birders to
> go in to watch gulls.  Rob years ago cultivated a good relationship with
> the owner of the landfill, and Rob's efforts plus the good behavior of
> all who have gone there to bird have kept our special privilege intact
> even through change of ownership.
>
> At the landfill drive in and then up one of the two ramps at the weigh
> stations.  Show your binoculars and tell the person in the booth that you
> want to go in to watch the gulls.  You will be waved on.  Follow the
> trucks up the road to near the top of the hill.  There's a sign at the
> bottom that says, "To Landfill," pointing the way.  Find a place way off
> the road to park.
>
> Bruce
>
> Date sent:      Fri, 5 Jan 2007 15:42:19 -0800 (PST)
> From:           Jacob Job <zjrj5 at yahoo.com>
> Subject:        [birders] Salem Landfill
> To:             birders at umich.edu
> Send reply to:  Jacob Job <zjrj5 at yahoo.com>
>
>> Birders,
>>
>>   Is Salem landfill the place where all the gulls are being spotted?  If
>>   so, I know the intersection is 6 mile and Napier, but where do you
>>   actually go to bird there?  Any directions would be helpful as I plan 
>> to
>>   make a trip there tomorrow.  Thanks a lot.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Jacob Job
>> Eastern Michigan University
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