Talking about Least Terns;  there is also a colony of nesting birds on
top of the Queen Anne's County High School Building where I attend
school.  Nice to see them flying over the courtyard during lunch.

Kurt Schwarz wrote:

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