TABLE 1.

Average seasonal weights of fecal samples from gulls and geese^a

Source of feces	Season	No. of droppings	Avg wet wt (g) (overall avg)b
Ring-billed gull	Autumn	54	0.54
	Winter	62	0.42
	Spring	69	0.50
	Summer	64	0.47 (0.48)
Canada goose	Autumnc	29	8.23
	Winterc	23	5.85
	Spring	54	9.33
	Summer	65	9.98 (8.35)

^aFecal samples were collected in Westchester County, N.Y. 

^bWeights of samples collected from 1995 to 1997 were averaged by season. 

^cGoose fecal weights of samples collected during autumn of 1995 and winter of 1996 were not determined.