[texbirds] Re: Least Tern Dallas
- From: "Collins, Fred (Commissioner Pct. 3)" <Fred_Collins@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "1 Texbirds (texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:00:34 +0000
Tar paper and gravel covered roofs were good nesting sites for nighthawks
Killdeer and at least in Galveston Least Terns. When the rocks took out windows
during hurricane Alicia in downtown Houston they outlawed new roofs of that
construction, so much for all that nice urban bird habitat. While Least Terns
were colonial and that many birds on a single roof made them susceptible to
what Winnie described as a youth I saw the local Weingarten grocery Store in my
neighborhood produce many a Killdeer and Common Nighthawk.
Fred Collins
(281) 357-5324
Director: Kleb Woods Nature Center
Cypress Top Historical Park
Commissioner Steve Radack
Harris County Precinct 3
www.pct3.hctx.net
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Behalf Of David Sarkozi
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 1:58 PM
To: Dell Little
Cc: TexBirds
Subject: [texbirds] Re: Least Tern Dallas
I had no idea Least Terns would nest on roof tops, a quick search and checking
Birds of North America online shows though its widely documented.
I'm curious, does anyone know of a study of large flat roofs as nest sites in
urban areas? I've thought about doing such a survey here at the University of
Houston because I can get pretty easy access to a lot of bird roofs.
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 1:37 PM, Dell Little <dellel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Now back to the birds. Today, on a quick lunch under the Bush at
> Valley View entrance and exit ramps in Farmer's Branch (possibly) I
> saw 1 Least Tern just SE of Valley View Ln. They historically have
> nested on warehouses just north of this location. That is all. Good Day!
>
> Dell Little
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