[texbirds] Black Skimmers nesting in warehouse roof
- From: Susan Knock <knocks@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:36:51 +0000
This is in reference to the post regarding least terns nesting on warehouse
roofs. About 30 years ago, and for about 10 years after that, a sizeable colony
(~50 pairs) of Black Skimmers nested on a warehouse roof that could be seen
from the Judge B. Smith overpass on Harbourside Drive in Galveston, Tx. One
summer, the roof was resurfaced and the birds have never returned. So there may
be surface features (gravel, tar, texture, slope) that would attract or deter
nesting members of the tern family. There were lots of warehouses in the area,
but this was the ony one utilized. It would be interesting to know what makes a
roof desireable nesting realestate for these colony nesters so we could, as
David suggested, find other nest sites in urban areas.
Susan Knock in Galveston, Tx
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