In the last week there have been two news stories regarding large colonies
of nesting waterfowl abandoning nests and chicks, and "vanishing": White
Pelicans at Chase Lake, North Dakota, and Blue Herons from Point Roberts,
Washington. Have seen a couple of postings here about early migrants. The
two incidents may be just a coincidence, but it's a lot of birds to go
missing.
Does anyone know anything more?

For more about the herons see Ann Eissinger on http://www.nwcn.com/ (video
clip requires free registration)

for pelicans, articles are all over the web:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26410-2004Jul3.html?nav%3Drss_nation

chuck reinsch
seattle, washington
mailto:creinsch at kdna.org