[DOC] [TLE] Miracle of the gulls - Wikipedia [PAR] The miracle of the gulls is an 1848 event often credited by Latter-day Saints ("
Mormons") for saving the Mormon pioneers' first harvest in the Salt Lake Valley. 
According to Mormonism, seagulls miraculously saved the 1848 crops by eating 
thousands of insects ... Unfortunately, swarms of insects appeared in late May. [DOC] [TLE] What's the real story with the crickets and seagulls again? [PAR] These birds are natural enemies of various insects, including the crickets. ... In 
1848 Mormon crops were seriously damaged by three ... The gulls did NOT save 
the pioneer's crops, so there was no "miracle". ... "The Utah Department of 
Agriculture and Food said that this happens naturally from time to time.". [DOC] [TLE] Seagulls, Miracle of - The Encyclopedia of Mormonism [PAR] A mild winter and thaw permitted plowing in early 1848, making it possible to 
plant ... They fed on the crickets, drank water, and then regurgitated before eating 
more crickets. ... believed that their crops had been saved in part by God's 
intervention. ... the indigenous California gull became the Utah state bird, and in 
1913 the... [DOC] [TLE] The Grasshopper Problem in Pioneer Utah - Pioneers and Cowboys [PAR] Often the first approach of the grasshoppers was signaled when swarms of .... 
They might eat the second or even third sowings of some crops as well as the first
. ..... but they did help destroy the crickets in 1848, the grasshoppers in 1855, and 
..... Summing up, the newspaper said, "Better sow a large crop and save half of it,
... [DOC] [TLE] Seagull Miracle - MormonThink [PAR] seagulls miraculously saved the 1848 crops by eating thousands of insects that ... 
to cyclically swarm in some areas of the Mountain West, especially in Utah and 
Nevada. ... Monument was erected and the California gull is the state bird of Utah
. ... Homeowner Karla Baum said the grasshoppers destroyed her garden, and... [DOC] [TLE] Miracle of the gulls - Last Armageddon Message Board for MSX ... [PAR] ... seagulls miraculously saved the 1848 crops by eating thousands of insects ... A 
stone grasshopper, commemorated at Gilgal Sculpture Garden. ... swarm in some 
areas of the Mountain West, especially in Utah and Nevada. ... For this reason, 
Seagull Monument was erected and the California gull is the state bird of Utah. [DOC] [TLE] Was There a "Miracle" of the Seagulls? | Mormonism Research ... [PAR] Feb 3, 2007 ... Monument recognizing the 1848 "miracle of the seagulls" ... scourge and the 
seagulls which had eaten the crickets and saved some of the crops ... Cricket and 
grasshopper plagues were common terrors for many years in Utah (pp.188-189). 
... Such an interpretation ignores the fact that gulls and other birds... [DOC] [TLE] Rural Utah braces for a latter-day plague  High Country News [PAR] Jun 21, 1999 ... The story is legendary in Utah: In 1848, as starving Mormon ... their first full year's 
crops in the dusty Salt Lake Valley, hordes of grasshoppers ... The California gull 
is now the Utah state bird and its saving flight is ... Utah farmers hoped to save 
their crops by putting turkeys out to eat ... Swarm upon swarm [DOC] [TLE] The Miracle of Seagulls | Kirk H. Neely [PAR] Jul 14, 2013 ... The seagull is the state bird of Utah. ... swarms of insects appeared and 
threatened to decimate the crops. ... These invading hordes of insects, which 
resembled grasshoppers, ... On June 9, 1848, apparently attracted by the Great 
Salt Lake, ... They are known to eat French fries, English muffins, and Italian... [DOC] [TLE] insects of the Great Salt Lake [PAR] How are spiders important in the Great Salt Lake Playa food web? ... on the 
hundreds of millions of adult brine flies that swarm on and around the lake. ... For 
example, in 1848, hordes of Mormon crickets invaded Utah fields, ... the heavens 
after intense prayers to devoured all of the insects, saving the crops for the 
pioneers. [DOC] [TLE] 150 years later

Question: In 1848 this bird saved the crops of Utah by eating swarms of grasshoppers
Answer: seagulls