[texbirds] Re: Least Tern Dallas
- From: Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Collins, Fred (Commissioner Pct. 3)" <Fred_Collins@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:20:09 -0500
They nest (or at least used too) on the old army air strip on
Matagorda Is....That has to be one hot place in in the summer
Brush Freeman
361-655-7641 Cell
http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/
Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Collins, Fred (Commissioner Pct. 3)
<Fred_Collins@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.
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> Fred Collins
> (281) 357-5324
> Director: Kleb Woods Nature Center
> Cypress Top Historical Park
> Commissioner Steve Radack
> Harris County Precinct 3
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> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 1:58 PM
> To: Dell Little
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> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Least Tern Dallas
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> 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.
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> On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 1:37 PM, Dell Little <dellel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> 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!
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