>There are several nest boxes just east of the Nisqually River mouth,
>placed on pilings that support the Nisqually NWR boundary/closed area
>signs. I never seem to make it out to the flats by boat during the
>nesting/summer season - but the boxes looked to be in good shape when I
>was out there last December. I assume that these were placed by the
>Refuge folks, and they might have current nesting status.
>
>Jon. Anderson

Just to add another site to the quickly expanding range of this rapidly
increasing species, they breed on the dock at the mouth of McAllister Creek
on the west side of the Nisqually delta. Also on high buildings in
downtown Tacoma, I believe. There were a lot on Mt. Katy on San Juan
Island 10-15 years ago, don't know about their status now, but I think they
may have been nesting in natural cavities there.

Dennis Paulson, Director phone: (206) 756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax: (206) 756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail: dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416