My understanding is that these residences are Navy housing, primarily for
Navy personnel who work at Bremerton. The roads are posted as "permit
only", and typically we just get passes to drive through the residential
area to the beach. Military personnel are uniformly considered
targets. That's why you seldom see them on the street in uniform any
more. If the Navy wants to stop access altogether as a security threat,
they probably could do it, so long as they still have housing there.

At 03:37 PM 12/6/2005, Mark Vernon wrote:
>Today I set out to find the Discovery Park Snowy Owl, which was easy to
>do. I was there about 10:30 am. It was perched on a lower roof of one of
>the military houses, on the east side. To be careful....and respectful, I
>stayed on the road east of the houses. I hoped that this was not
>trespassing. The Owl gave me a good show and I was able to make a couple
>of quick sketches, I took time to talk to a couple of walkers, when all of
>a sudden....
>
>A lady, I think one of the local residents, drove up in a truck and told
>me that I had to leave...NOW! She had a cell phone in hand and seemed
>rather unsympathetic. I noticed a Seattle Parks vehicle just a little ways
>behind her. I did show her my sketch but she made it clear that my time
>was up! She told me that the residents were becoming nervous about having
>their houses watched. I complied, and told her that I had got what I came
>for. The Park's Vehicle never got involved.
>
>I have been thinking about this.....I respect their wishes but wonder how
>much of this viewing of Owls they actually, and legally, can control. I
>admit that I was too close to their houses, though on a road that seemed
>clear, and my sketching called their attention down on my head!
>
>I had nothing to be sad about, however, as a had a great view. I just hope
>I haven't contributed to the discomfort of other birders when they try to
>go to see the Owl. In any case it was an adventure! Has anybody else been
>run off from the houses?
>
>-Mark Vernon
>Renton, WA
>
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