RE: Whitemarsh Least Terns
Phil Davis (pdavis@ix.netcom.com)
Sun, 21 Jun 1998 01:32:27 -0400
Elayne -
Least Terns do nest on flat roofs. This is discussed in the Atlas. I
think I was told that on Kent Island, for example, the nesting is
exclusively on flat roof tops.
I also see in the Atlas that Least Tern breeding was confirmed in the
middle-western block of the "Middle River" quadrangle, this looks like it's
pretty close to White Marsh (?).
Phil
PS - Didn't get to call back on the "light" Bufflehead ... ever figure out
what you had?
At 04:52 PM 06/20/1998 -0400, you wrote:
>We just came back from our morning's trip to see the Whitemarsh Least
Terns. We
>saw a total of six birds in the hour we spent there. An unusual behavior was
>that after a bird would catch a fish it would leave the area for a period of
>time. We weren't sure where the birds went, however we wondered if there
weren't
>nests on top of the flat roofs of the nearby buildings, much in the way that
>Killdeer have adapted to parking lots and buildings. Any thoughts?
> Does anybody know if that pond is staying or are 6 birds not enough to
>protect it?
> We would like to thank Bob Ringler for making MDOsprey aware that these
>birds are around the neighborhood and quite easy to see.
> Elayne Metter
> Catonsville, MD
> Metterj@grc.nia.nih.gov
>
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