>>> the other evening, i went to shilshole to watch the sun set (yeah,
>>> this is such a rare event in seattle that i just had to watch it
>>> to be sure i wasn't hallucinating). i noticed that there were
>>> several caspian terns there, which made me wonder if there are more
>>> caspian terns around here than usual, or maybe i am just paying more
>>> attention to them this year?

There's "always" (meaning for the last few years I've been going there) a
gang of Caspians that hang out on the diving platform in Lake Washington by
Magnuson Park in the summertime. Failed breeders or juvenile delinquents, I
suppose.

Kelly Cassidy