OK, I can read a map, so Pier 91 is an easy find, but where/what is Jack
Block?

Dennis Rockwell
Kennewick, WA
dennrockwell at surfbest.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruth Taylor" <rutht at seanet.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Cc: <blue_firetail at yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 6:20 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Purple Martins at Jack Block


> Hi All:
>
> I was in West Seattle early this morning and stopped by Jack Block about
> 10:00. I didn't expect to see much Purple Martin activity that late in the
> morning, but I could hear them, so I walked over to where the gourds are.
> There was a lot of activity around some of the gourds - lots of flying and
> feeding young and harassing the occasional gull visitor. From the upper
> viewing platform, I looked down on several family groups perched on,
> around
> and in the closest gourds. I had a wonderful close look at plumage details
> and feeding behavior. The adults were bringing in damselflies/dragonflies
> for the young.
> I watched for about 45 minutes before the birds dispersed from the
> immediate
> area. I can only imagine the amount of activity early in the morning, or
> in
> the evening.
> Last Sunday, the Purple Martins at Pier 91 were feeding young atop the
> pilings where the gourds are hung.
>
>
> Ruth Taylor
> Seattle/Ballard
> rutht at seanet.com
>
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