Hi All today While birding my Queenstown NE Block western Portion
. I decided to go to quickly check Kent Narrows for bird action
even though it not in my atlas Block.Went on wells cove Rd past the Remax
office birds there Osprey Building or repairing a Nest on a channel
marker, mallard female with about 8 to 10 newly hatched young . I
decided to scope the cement block jetty in the channel for gulls. In
the middle of the repaired section [ repaired from damage last winter ]
I saw a smaller Tern sitting on the jetty. father checking revealed
another tern in the middle of a dead patch of grass or whatever it is .
bird was in a sitting position so I kept a watch on these birds When ever
a a gull came to near the sitting bird the standing Bird flew up to
attack and chase it off after about 35 to 40 minutes the sitting bird
stood up and moved aside the standing bird took the sitting birds
position sitting the former flew off to feed I guess While gone
another gull came to near and the sitting bird attacked again. while tern
was up in the air I looked carefullly at the area but could not see any
eggs . But it is a ways out there to see small eggs. Bird came back to sit
again . by this time i was convinced of the Nesting of the Terns . I left
went home Got a camara went back took some snapshots.Second bird
returned while I was gone . Too far for prize winner photos but hopfull by
the time the are blew up they will provide some proof . As the birds Got
ready to fly flew and relanded The dark primary fleathers could be seen of
Common Terns also Redish bills . No other terns on the jetty .
Foresters Terns could be seen flying In the distance . Never seen
Nesting Common Terns before but the atlas handbook says they are local
nesters in Queen Annes county. Do not know who is Atlasing this part of
the County But it looks like a confrimed bird to me . This Should be
Kept track of but the are a number of Black backed Gulls hanging out
There. so Eggs and or chicks would be in grave Peril . there is a lot of
boat traffic back and forth that did not bother the birds while i was
there . The boat landing that i viewed from is far enough away that I
beleive that not a problem Veiwing from here is easy. Lots of Fishermen
Use the area also .
Happy Birding Danny Poet Queenstown
Md
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