You Can't Fight Mother Nature

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Every year in the spring we begin what we call "sea gull vigilance." The idea is to keep the gulls from building their nests on the roof of the library. You can break up the nests while they are building them, but once they lay their eggs you are not supposed to disturb them until the chicks leave.

One year we didn't pay attention to what was happening on the roof--and the roof was a mess by the time the birds left. It was dirty, messy work to clean up the debris.

This year, with the end of the Elks building, the birds have been numerous and determined as they look for other nesting places. We thought we were doing really well--no nests on the roof. An observant patron, however, has pointed out that an enterprising gull has built her nest in one of the planters on the west end of the library. It's not much of a nest, but there are eggs in it, so she's there to stay for a while. I took some photos of the mother and the nest (such as it is).