Subject: Luring Purple Martins to Edmonds
Date: Feb 7 14:14:43 2004
From: Carol Riddell - cariddell at mac.com


Hi Tweets,

Kevin Li and I met with Edmonds Parks & Recreation officials yesterday
afternoon. We have gotten the green light to mount some Purple Martin nest
gourds on the pilings between the Ferry Dock and the Fishing Pier. There
are Martins south at Point Wilson and north at Picnic Point and Everett. We
hope we will lure tenants for the coming nesting season. Kevin will pick
the appropriate tide for getting out to mount the gourds. I'll go along as
his assistant and become his local eyes for this nesting site. So for any
of you who bird the Edmonds waterfront, keep an eye out for some interesting
new activity--we hope this summer. We don't want Edmonds to be the only
east Puget Sound community without its own Martins!

Carol Riddell