NEW YORK TIMES
August 13, 1979, Monday
SECTION: Section 2; Page 2, Column 6

LENGTH: 50 words

Rutgers University avian behavioralist Dr Joanna Burger reports herring gulls, rare in NJ before '50s, are forcing smaller NJ birds out of their nests and sometimes killing their young. Attributes increase in gull population to state's numerous garbage dumps and landfills, which attract gulls (S).

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

JOURNAL-CODE: NYT

TYPE: 225-7
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