Yesterday on Jetty Island in Everett there were some 50+
Caspian Terns and around 20 of them appeared to be young.
These birds might have come from Whidbey.

Also, the first of the young Osprey at Everett have fledged.
There will be a lot more joining these fliers in the next
couple weeks.

Ed Schulz
Everett, WA

-----Original Message-----
From: Jamie Acker <biowler1 at juno.com>
To: contopus at shaw.ca <contopus at shaw.ca>
Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Date: Friday, August 02, 2002 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: CASPIAN TERNS NESTING IN BELLINGHAM?


>Yesterday I observed approximately 50 Caspian Terns flying
around the
>roof of the NEX building on the Seaplane Base on Whidbey
Island. They
>have been there in past summers as well, and I would suspect
that there
>is nesting activity. Seems fair, after having been evicted
from their
>gravel parking lot in Everrett some years ago....
>Jamie Acker
>Bainbridge Island,WA
>Biowler1 at juno.com
>
>
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