Howdy Tweets, I'd appreciate any observations or leads folks may have regarding regular, relatively large congregations (~ 10 or more) of band-tailed pigeons in the recent past month through the first half of August within King County. Over the past year we have been working to locate undocumented mineral sites that are regularly used by bt pigeons - 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). Pigeons tend to be regular in pattern and use of these sites (e.g. early a.m., usually like to roost nearby and go back and forth to the site), when a mineral source exists, but it can be difficult to pin-point the exact mineral site location within an area without observations of these regular use patterns. The goal is to ensure that these sites are managed to keep preferable habitat conditions for bt pigeons and are not lost to habitat or land-use changes. I'm particularly interested in any urban/suburban sites that folks may be familiar with. Please email me off list at andercda AT dfw.wa.gov. I appreciate any leads or specifics that folks have, it's a big (huge) help! Thanks much! Regards,Chris AndersonNorth Seattlecdanders at hotmail.com WDFWMill Creekandercda at dfw.wa.gov425.775.1311, x111


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