[Tweeters] Caspian Tern colonies in Puget Sound -- and banded Gl-W gull

[Jeannine Carter]

I don’t have CATE colony information, but I do live under one of their flight paths. I am between Golden Gardens and Carkeek Park in NW Seattle, and last year I would hear them daily flying directly overhead, southbound, after sunset. I haven’t been able to listen for them as frequently this year, but they’ve still been making the route when I’ve been out at the right time. I hope this bit of data helps for whomever might be collecting it!

Jeannine
NW Seattle
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Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 4:21 PM
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Subject: [Tweeters] Caspian Tern colonies in Puget Sound -- and banded Gl-W gull

Tweeters,

I have two questions:

1) Besides the colony at Rat Island (Fort Flagler area), is anyone aware of other active Caspian Tern colonies in Puget Sound right now?

2) I'm hearing about a banded Glaucous-winged (or more likely Glaucous-winged x Western) Gull nesting in Kitsap. Does anyone know who may have been banding them (at least 4 years ago)?  I know many Western Gulls are banded on the Farallones, but I'm not aware of Gl-W or Olympic Gull banding. thx,


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Steve Hampton
Port Townsend, WA  (qatáy)


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