BRAC

  • Lindquist et al. (2025)

    2024 marked the 31st year of Beach Watch, the coastal monitoring program of Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries (GFNMS/CBNMS) and Greater Farallones Association. In 2024, Beach Watch monitored 60 survey sites over 5 counties in Northern California: Mendocino south to San Mateo counties. Volunteers and staff collect data on coastal birds, mammals,…

  • Thayer & Barnes (2025)

    We have monitored Alcatraz seabird population size, breeding phenology, and productivity since the island was colonized by Brandt’s Cormorants in the early 1990s. Disturbance to wildlife is a concern because Alcatraz is the most heavily-visited tourist destination in Northern California. Island visitation returned to full capacity in 2022 following two years of reduced or no…

  • Orben et al. (2025)

    Yaquina Head Seabird Monitoring: 2024 marked the 18th consecutive year of seabird monitoring at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area in Newport, Oregon, and the 4th consecutive year of monitoring at Pirate Cove in Depoe Bay, Oregon. Will Kennerley (Faculty Research Assistant, Oregon State University; OSU), Aya Attal (National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)…

  • Orben et al. (2024d)

    2023 marked the 17th consecutive year of seabird monitoring at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area in Newport, Oregon, and the third consecutive year of monitoring at Pirate Cove in Depoe Bay, Oregon. Will Kennerley (Faculty Research Assistant, OSU), Jacque McKay (NSF REU Intern), Entenecia Cardenas-Ritzert (Doris Duke Scholar), Ricardo Rodriguez (Environment for the Americas Intern),…

  • Stephensen (2024)

    Report of Seabird Related Activities to Pacific Seabird Group Shawn W. Stephensen and Alex Cook (Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex) conducted an aerial seabird colony survey on 28 and 29 June 2023 that included the entire Oregon coast and Castle Rock, California. The aircraft used was a Bell Jet Ranger III helicopter operated by…

  • Orben et al. (2024a)

    Rachael Orben (Assistant Professor – Senior Research, Oregon State University (OSU)), Adam Peck-Richardson (Faculty Research Assistant, OSU), and Alexa Piggott (Faculty Research Assistant, OSU) entered the fifth year of the Cormorant Oceanography Project. This interdisciplinary project is developing and deploying novel biologging tags on cormorants and shags to collect oceanographic data while gaining insights into…

  • Post & D’Amico (2024)

    Maggie Lee Post, Julie Thayer (Farallon Institute), and Lidia D’amico (National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area) continued the long-term monitoring of breeding seabird colonies on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. Brandt’s Cormorants (Urile penicillatus) nested in the highest numbers (n=4825) ever observed in the time series. Though heavy rain storms in early May flooded…