Dear Tweeters,

Recent efforts to establish a Purple Martin colony in Anacortes (Skagit County) have succeeded. On June 16, I saw at least seven of them at the ferry landing (a location also known as Ship Harbor). There are bird boxes out on the pilings, visible to the right of the ferry slip about two hundred yards. One female was carrying food, so there may be nestlings. To view these birds, park at the five-dollar lot, cross the lines of cars waiting to go aboard, and look out at the pilings across the water.
Good birding!





Yours truly,

Gary Bletsch

near Lyman (Skagit County), Washington

garybletsch at yahoo.com


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