The number of Caspian terns in the
Columbia River estuary is leveling out and the favored nesting spot continues
to be Rice Island. However, researchers continue to be optimistic that
the plan to move the birds will eventually work even though birds are building
nests and laying eggs and harassment tactics to move the birds off Rice
Island are ceasing.
Although an Army Corps of Engineers
compromise plan called for moving at least 80 percent of the birds from
the nations largest tern …
