On 14 May 01, at 22:03, Dealgen at aol.com wrote:

> Tweets,
> Yesterday I had 131 Caspian Terns loafing on the roof of a warehouse on Pier
> 90 in Seattle. Checked my Tern book and no mention made of them using warehouse
> roofs as nest sites, like some gulls and terns. Might these be second summer
> non-breeders? Or migrants on their way to some other breeding site? Any tern
> experts out there?
Be sure to look out for color bands on legs.
to quote from a previous post:
Please report any roosting or major concentrations of Caspian Terns to the
web
site that Ken Collis has set up with Oregon State and the Corps of
Engineers, at
<www.columbiabirdresearch.org> They have a spot to make your report on
the web
page. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail Ken at
kcollis at realtimeresearch.org.

REMEMBER to look for color bands.
There are usually 3 color bands and one USFWS service one.


Clarice Clark
Puyallup, WA. 98371
mailto:jbroadus at seanet.com