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Hi Brent,
I did similar. Caught a large sea-bird on lure. The towel does the trick everytime. But look out once you lift the towel.
I also caught a sea-bird as I cast out. The line wrapped around one wing. He put up quite a fuss. No damage done.
SWMBO and I, one day, decided to have lunch at a beachside table. The seagulls flew in and pestered us at the table. They fought on the table.
No amount of shooing them would deter the varmints. I knew just how to do it. Its quick effective and no one or animal gets hurt.
The gulls were very bold. So I grabbed one. It shrieked its alarm call. The whole flock took off. Along with the captured bird that I released within two seconds. The flock never came back nor did they pester anyone else in the following hours.
Most birds have an alarm call in their vocabulary. Sometimes I have rescued a young bird from the pool or trapped in a fence. It squarks its alarm call and I get attacked by other birds. Even different species get into the act.
A one day fledged Pied Butcher Bird I rescued from a fence entanglement. I copped a hiding from the parents. However that young bird weeks later became very tame to me. I fed it sometimes. I whistled for it and it came flying from far away to me. A wild bird that became my little pet. It would fly to my hand.
Cheers
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