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More information about the Des Moines coastal area Caspian tern invasion.
Thank you Donna for this report. (I was in Maine when Terns first seen.)
Maureen Ellis me2 at u.washington.edu Univ of WA and Des Moines, WA

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Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 21:44:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: Donna Koerker <djkoerk at u.washington.edu>
To: Maureen Ellis <me2 at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: 07-15-97 Des Moines Marina, WA, USA (Terns)

Maureen,
We live on the cliff overlooking the beach just north of the
Marina and enjoy your weekly reports immensely. We have been watching the
Caspian Terns for about 2-3 weeks. They must have come in while you were
gone. We have lived here for 21 years and have never seen/heard them
before at this site. Really great voices. We have been trying to scope
out where they go when the tide is up. Any ideas? We see them flying up
over the neighborhood in the region of 216 th and Marine Vw. Drive on
occasion.


Donna J. Koerker, PhD
Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics
e-mail: djkoerk at u.washington.edu