[Tweeters] Seabird numbers

[Dennis Paulson]

Laurel, this is not the time of year for seabirds, except right around their breeding colonies, and there aren’t that many species breeding in the Salish Sea, only one gull species, two alcids and three cormorants (one of which is very local). Only a couple of additional species breed on the outer coast.

But indeed I think that many, if not most, seabirds are declining in this region. To me it is most evident in the number of wintering birds, September to May. The Puget Sound Seabird Survey should have some quantification of this.

Dennis Paulson
Seattle


> On Jun 29, 2023, at 1:43 PM, Laurel Talbot <laurelrtalbot at gmail.com> wrote:

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> I have been birding in a few areas in the last month and seeing significantly fewer seabirds than in year’s past. Areas include Rialto Beach, Puget Sound near Seattle/Everett and the San Juan Islands. Any info on current population counts or related info appreciated. Seeing some but fewer Rhino Auklets, fewer PIGU, even fewer gull species, etc.

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