In a parallel universe, Janet Hardin wrote:
> and to my knowledge the
> number of people who have actually witnessed a chick leaving (in low light
> conditions, no less) can be counted on one hand.

One hand it is, then, until I hear otherwise.

Good recommendation the Ancient Murrelet book from Janet, too. For those unable
to buy/find the book, Tony Gaston and Ian Jones had a _Natural History_ article
detailing the Ancient Murrelet story roughly 10 years ago; a solid alternative
to the book.
--
Scott Richardson
northeast Seattle
salix at halcyon.com

Remember:
Female Belted Kingfishers have a rusty "belt," which the males lack.
Both sexes have a blue breast band.