Sounds like it might be a good idea to provide free, washable car tarps for those who park by the Everett Colony. For the amount of money spent by the State and the Feds to keep Caspian terns moving right along, a thousand bucks might buy a lot of protection! I am tired of having these beautiful birds becoming the Flying Dutchmen of the bird world. After all, there skills have helped them evolve into one of a handful of cosmopolitan species.

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> From: ings at ingridtaylar.com
> Subject: one question, no immediate reply necessary
> Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:26:44 -0700
> To: flora.fauna at live.com
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> David,
>
> Since the foreman of the Trident building seemed receptive and not antagonistic to the terns, do you suppose there is any way (unlikely though it may seem) that the Port would consider making the Trident roof a bit more hospitable and safer from predators? I don't even know if that's possible. I know there are nesting structures used for endangered birds like Least Terns and Snowy Plovers. I realize the terns have mixed reception in the Northwest, but I can't help but consider this when I see what's happening.
>
> Cheers,
> Ingrid