Benefits of Volunteering
Each summer I volunteer for the Least Tern rooftop nesting program. The rooftops I help monitor has over 400 nests. Volunteers have a schedule during which we check the cages placed at the bottom of each drain pipe for chicks, as well as parking lots later on as chicks attempt to fly. When a chick is found, we measure them to see if they are big enough to be banded. They are placed back up on the roof. Last season I think there was one chick that came down the drain pipes 17 times. He was very adventurous!
This pictures was my first chick of the season and was probably about 2 or 3 days old. He felt like a little puff ball. It's truly worth the time and effort just to be able to hold these little guys. Last season during one morning, I had 9 chicks at a time. I had some in my lap, some in boxes, and some on the floor of my car. I finally lost track of which drain pipes they came out of there were so many.
Marina Scarr
www.marinascarrphotography.com
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