Hi Chris,

I remember hearing about 10 years ago that Band-tailed Pigeons were
attracted to the Farman's Pickle plant in Enumclaw. I suppose they may
have been attracted by the salt used in the brining of the pickles.

Unfortunately I think that plant is closed now, but if there are any other
businesses that use salt that is spilled or otherwise accessible to the
pigeons you might find them gathering there.

good luck,

-
Jim Flynn
merlinmania at comcast.net
Seattle, WA



Howdy Tweets,

I'd appreciate any leads folks may have regarding congregations of band-tailed
pigeons at mineral sites - e.g., near mineralized springs, abandoned artesian
salt wells, along bluffs with mineralized water seeping from it, exposed
mineral deposits, regular concentrations of pigeons found along saltwater
bays and estuaries, or any other seemingly regular natural or artificial mineral
sources (e.g. long-term livestock mineral licks, mineralized wastewater from pulp mills).

We're gearing up to survey known sites in the King County area and would
appreciate any leads regarding potential sites folks may know of, or suspect,
that pigeons are congregating at to utilize a mineral source of some sort.
I'm particularly interested in any urban/suburban sites that folks may be familiar
with. Feel free to email me off the list if you have any thoughts/questions
regarding this important habitat feature utilized by bt pigeons. I appreciate
any leads or specifics that folks have, it's a big (huge) help! Thanks much!

Regards,

Chris Anderson
North Seattle
cdanders at hotmail.com

WDFW
Mill Creek
andercda at dfw.wa.gov
425.775.1311, x111