Tweeters,

The attached comments by Terry Wahl, which I am forwarding from the
"Whatcom Birds" group, add more to the discussion about fireworks vs.
birds. Evidently, this is not a rare or localized phenomenon.

Wayne C. Weber
Kamloops and Delta, BC
contopus at home.com


----- Original Message -----
From: <TRWahl at aol.com>
To: <whatcombirds at lists.wwu.edu>
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 9:51 AM
Subject: late comments

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>
> July 4th. Personal disgust with homocentrism reinforced (again) this
year
> with fireworks, official and illegal, blasts putting up the hundreds
of gulls
> and Caspian Terns from waterfront roosts atop buildings. Must be
50-100 gull
> nests on top of B. Cold Storage, etc., with chicks 1-2 weeks old
which are
> (temporarily, hopefully) abandoned by adults during jovial human
patriotism.
> I guess nest predators are also intimidated, as it appears
reproduction is
> accomplished.
>
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>
> Terry Wahl
>