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Least Tern Colony in Chestertown

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Kurt Schwarz

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Maryland Birds & Birding

Date:

Sat, 5 Jun 2004 15:25:16 -0400

My apologies if this colony has already been reported, but my search of
the archives came up dry.

This morning, about 7:30 a.m., while driving through Chestertown, I noticed
Least Tern activity in the roof of Rose's Discount Store at the intersection
of routes 213 and 291.  On my way back, I stopped to make sure, this time
around 12:30 p.m.  I saw at least half a dozen.  I observed one bird
carrying something land on the roof, a food item?  The birds vigorously
defended the roof from passing crows and grackles.  In any case, it was an
unexpected, but delightful surprise.

Kurt Schwarz
HowCo