This morning I went to Shilshole Bay again to check on martins, and around
1030 I saw some flurries of activity as a martin would make the big leap
from the nest. It's a funny sight, it seems that other martins take off in
hot pursuit almost as though they're cheering for a kid making a first ride
on a two wheeled bicycle. The fledgling made a quick loop around the colony
with about 8 other martins in a noisy parade, then it ducked back into the
gourd.

I'm hoping that a few martins are still around next Sunday for the Seattle
Audubon trip that I'm leading; too bad I didn't schedule it for today!

Most of the martins at the Nisqually Reach Nature Center have fledged, but
three nests were still being tended to yesterday.

Kevin Li
kdli at msn.com
Ballard, USA
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