So sorry to hear that the Kelp Gull was a no-show on 3/1. Perhaps it will return - sure hope so. But in case it does not return, I will take the time to describe a late afternoon sighting of the bird, and its departure on 2/28. My wife and I took the 2 and 1/2 hour drive from Easton to Sandgates in the rain Sunday afternoon, arriving around 3:40. We watched the bird until nearly 4:00 p.m. Our last observation of it was atop the piling opposite the favored feeding piling to the right of the Sea Breeze restaurant. It had been working the surf, alone, in front of our car, and then had perched for awhile on a piling on that feeding walkway about halfway to the end. Another birder, from Alexandria, whose name I did not catch, arrived later than us, stared at the distant Great-Black-backed gulls for awhile, then came to our car, in the rain and asked which was the Kelp Gull. He was surprised, but pleased to hear that the close bird was indeed the one of special interest. While we were talking, the feisty Kelp Gull booted a Herring Gull off the right side piling - sat there for awhile as if hoping for a late afternoon snack - then lifted off and flew to the northwest, disappearing behind the Sea Breeze. Soon thereafter, we entered the Sea Breeze, signed the register, and took a seat in the restaurant at the back, just beyond where Kurt Gaskill and his party were seated. For the next hour, we, with others, ate, chatted and watched Great-Black backs. From our window views there was no further sign of the Kelp Gull. Did anyone have a later sighting? If not, then we would claim that the bird was last seen departing the feeding station and heading northwest in the rain at about 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 28th. Les Roslund Lroslund@bluecrab.org Easton, MD