There's been a Bald Eagle in and out of that heronry over the past several
weeks. I observed an eagle fly over twice yesterday morning, with herons on
many nests, but not all. Most of the herons have returned to their nests
after each eagle disturbance, so you may have observed the colony soon after
they've been disturbed.



Pam Cahn

Seattle Heron Monitor



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Original Message:

Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:55:23 -0700

From: Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net>

Subject: [Tweeters] Matthews Beach heronry

To: TWEETERS <tweeters at u.washington.edu>



Hello, tweets.



I drove by the Matthews Beach (Seattle) heronry at 9 am this morning, and I
was surprised to see no herons at all on the nests. Does anyone know if this
colony has been deserted, and if so, why?



Thanks.

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Dennis Paulson

1724 NE 98 St.

Seattle, WA 98115

206-528-1382

dennispaulson at comcast.net