Photo by Ingrid Taylar
Residents can help find out where herons are renesting by spotting where they are taking twigs and other materials.

Herons seek refuge in Commodore Park from eagle devastation

By Zachariah Bryan
May 13, 2013

Due to eagles devastating their eggs, all 90 heron roosts in the Kiwanis Ravine have been completely abandoned.

“Eagles are opportunists,” said Heron Habitat Helpers (HHH) monitor Pam Cahn, who has been witnessing the heron displacement since February. “It’s available, you got an egg on a nest, they can see it as they fly over.”

Now, you can see the herons nesting in Commodore Park, on the Magnolia side of the Ballard Locks. It’s a rare opportunity to see herons -- birds that usually try to stay hidden -- up close and personal. Whereas there were six heron nests two weeks ago, there are now 40. As you sit in the park, you can see herons frantically rebuilding nests in an attempt to lay another clutch of eggs before its too late. ...

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Meeting notes: Warnings of Walmart in Interbay; Greenways on the way; 2013 Ballard road improvements

At the May 8 Ballard District Council, residents got together to talk about the gnitty gritty details of projects that could have a big effect on the Ballard area. Those projects include the Interbay (and soon Ballard) land use study, the Ballard Greenways and a list of road improvement projects that the Seattle Department of Transportation will be working on.

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Ballard Traffic Watch

By Zachariah Bryan
May 16, 2013

SDOT alerts
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The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will be opening and closing the Ballard Bridge approximately every half hour today while a bridge crew tests the electrical system. The test openings will run until 4 p.m. and may resume again at 6 p.m. following the peak afternoon drive time. The openings will be kept as brief as possible and openings for marine vessels will be coordinated to take advantage of the timing to minimize traffic delays. However, anyone intending to use the bridge should allow for extra time crossing the bridge or take an alternate route.

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