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Aleutian Islands: Annual seabird monitoring at Aiktak (eastern Aleutians) and Buldir (western Aleutians) islands was led by Nora Rojek (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (AMNWR)) with summer-long field crews consisting of Shiho Koike, Ross Bullington, and Nick Minnich on Buldir, and Erin Parsons and Molly Henling on Aiktak. At…
Aleutian Islands: Annual seabird monitoring at Aiktak (eastern Aleutians) and Buldir (western Aleutians) islands was led by Nora Rojek (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (AMNWR)) with summer-long field crews consisting of Shiho Koike, Ross Bullington, and Nick Minnich on Buldir, and Erin Parsons and Molly Henling on Aiktak. At…
RESEARCH AND MONITORING ON MIDDLETON ISLAND The 2024 field season on Middleton Island marked the 30th year of tower-based research and monitoring. Scott Hatch (Institute for Seabird Research and Conservation (ISRC)), Éliane Miranda (McGill University), Paul Solmon (Université Bourgogne), Marie Desbois (Quebec), Emmylou Kidder (Virginia), and Shannon Whelan (ISRC) opened the field station in early…
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…
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)…
2023 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Regional Reports Aleutian Islands Annual seabird monitoring at Aiktak (eastern Aleutians) and Buldir (western Aleutians) islands was led by Nora Rojek (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge) with summer-long field crews consisting of McKenzie Mudge, Kevin Pietzrak, and Nathan Dubrow on Buldir, and Erin Parsons,…
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),…
Research and Monitoring on Middleton Island A large, international team of researchers had a productive season of seabird research and monitoring on Middleton Island in 2023. Scott Hatch, Martha Hatch, and Shannon Whelan (Institute for Seabird Research and Conservation; ISRC) opened the field station in early April. The core research team, consisting of camp leader…
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…
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…
Marine Ornithology is an open access journal that is published through a partnership of the African Seabird Group, Australasian Seabird Group, Dutch Seabird Group, Japanese Seabird Group, and Pacific Seabird Group.
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