Viewing

Before the leaves of the alders pop out, twelve nests can be seen from the end of the road. One bird is usually sitting in each, sometimes two, though some nests I thought were incomplete or abandoned subsequently had birds sitting in them.

And what I can see from the road is limited. Activity can also be heard happening further south, and I don't know what's going on to the east, where the condos will be located. All told, it seems there is an increase in the population of the rookery over last year, despite the cutting of trees for the roadway.

Right now, birds can be seen engaged in nesting activity. One bird will collect a stick and pass it to another who is waiting at the nest, and then the birds engage in the complicated project of wedging the stick in place.