Thank you to all motorists who have slowed down and/or avoided the bridge during roosting times (when the speed zone reduction lights are flashing).
In years past, before the reduced speed limit, we would have easily found between 30-50 dead birds, even 100 dead birds in one evening. Tonight, we had our weekly educational talk at the bridge, and afterward, I drove across the bridge to count dead bodies and search for injured birds as I always do.
I am very happy to report NO BIRDS WERE HARMED tonight! That is amazing. There are roughly 130,000 martins coming in to roost each evening and not one was killed by passing traffic, which is just a huge testement to each and every motorist caring and doing his or her part. So, thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU!
For our birds,
Alisa~
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Last night with others from the OBX Paddle Club we put in at the old Mann's Harbour Marina. The water was very choppy and since this was my second time in the sound, I felt a little apprehensive. We paddled under the Mann's Harbour bridge to a slice of beach to have a snack. We munched on our snacks, and listened to Alisa Esposito give us a quick overview of purple martins and their habits. We boarded our kayaks when the sun was starting to set and purple martins were lining up in the hedgerows waiting to descend on the bridge for the night. We paddled out and suddenly the sky was filled with purple martins. We paddled with the martins as they flew towards the bridge. What an amazing sight! By this time I was enjoying the dip of the waves and the slap of the water against my kayak. I leaned back in my boat and enjoyed the show. We waited until we could see little rows of purple martins lining up on the bridge,(and what a chatter they made) and then we switched on our lights and paddled back to our put out.
ReplyDeleteThe glorious night and the expectation of the full moon's arrival made me want to just be rocked to sleep in my little boat.