Roost report from CCPMS Board member:
Michael, Linda and I met the NC Museum tour bus from Raleigh
tonight at the roost. In total about 35 - 40 folks were
observing in what turned out to be semi-clear weather with
some high clouds. A light breeze from the south/south-west
kept some of the bugs at bay. Great conditions and another
great show from the martins. They did roost a good ways out
tonight but we had good numbers of scopes so everyone got to
see them.
There was a boat that kept going under the bridge and taking
a lot of flash photography. It appeared to me that the boat
has been specially rigged to do just that. There was a temporary
roof (2X4's and plywood)covering the whole boat.
The folks from the museum discovered something new (at least to me)
about the area. While most everyone was oooing and ahhing at the
martins one fellow was watching the harbor area. He called our
attention to a barn swallow roost on the reeds in the marsh. The
swallows come to roost just before dark just like their cousins.
Linda and I surveyed the bridge on the way home. We saw three bodies
and one little bird just sitting on the road. We stopped with blinkers
on and waited for traffic to go around us. As I reached for the bird
it took flight without obvious distress. A nice way to end the evening.
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