<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello! </div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><span style="line-height:14.95px">I'm excited to announce that Ecostudies Institute will once again be coordinating the annual <a href="https://ecoinst.org/conservation-programs/avian-conservation/puget-sound-shorebird-count/" target="_blank">Puget Sound Shorebird Count</a>! </span><span lang="EN" style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">This event is part of the </span><span style="line-height:14.95px"><a href="https://data.pointblue.org/apps/pfss/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, a long-term monitoring program for wintering shorebirds led by Point Blue Conservation Science</span><span lang="EN" style="line-height:14.95px">. The data gathered from these counts helps provide a better understanding of shorebird populations and the habitats they utilize along the Pacific Flyway, while allowing for the creation of more effective conservation management plans.</span><span style="line-height:14.95px"> </span><span lang="EN" style="line-height:14.95px"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><span lang="EN" style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Last year, we counted a total of <b>8,770 shorebirds and 68 raptors </b>with the help of 30+ volunteers across 24 sites! Dunlin once again dominated the shorebird count with over </span><span style="line-height:14.95px">7,550 </span><span lang="EN" style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">individuals sighted, while the raptor count was led by 48 Bald Eagles.</span><span style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="line-height:14.95px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">After reviewing tide predictions, we will be conducting the 2025 count the morning (7:30-9am) of <b>Saturday, November 29th</b> across all sites</font></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">. In the event that the weather does not cooperate, our backup survey date will be the morning of <b>Saturday, Decem</b></span><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">ber 13th.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">If you are interested in helping with this year's survey, please fill out our <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmwTQtpZV5P5BUO_daZA1D3Gk_n_lCcE7QPh_0e1GVh5nt8g/viewform?usp=header" target="_blank">Google Form</a> indicating your availability. We also recommend you review the <a href="https://ecoinst.org/conservation-programs/avian-conservation/puget-sound-shorebird-count/pssc-volunteer-resources/" target="_blank">protocols and other resources</a> on our website and information about the <a href="https://data.pointblue.org/apps/pfss/" target="_blank">Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey</a>. On the volunteer resources page, you will also find a recording of a virtual training event from 2020, which would be highly beneficial to review. If you are new to this event or have any questions regarding this year’s count, training, and/or protocols, please feel free to reach out to me (<a href="mailto:irbrofsky@ecoinst.org" target="_blank">ibrofsky@ecoinst.org</a>). </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Thank you for your interest! We will follow up with more information and site coordination once we receive form responses. We hope to see you at the count!</font></span></p></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Isabel </div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><b><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Helpful links and additional information:</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Puget Sound Shorebird Count General Info</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><a href="https://ecoinst.org/conservation-programs/avian-conservation/puget-sound-shorebird-count/" target="_blank">https://ecoinst.org/conservation-programs/avian-conservation/puget-sound-shorebird-count/</a><span style="text-decoration-line:underline"></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey Info</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><a href="https://data.pointblue.org/apps/pfss/" target="_blank">https://data.pointblue.org/apps/pfss/</a></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><a href="http://climate.calcommons.org/article/pacific-flyway-shorebird-survey" target="_blank">http://climate.calcommons.org/article/pacific-flyway-shorebird-survey</a><u></u></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Volunteer Resources</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><a href="https://ecoinst.org/conservation-programs/avian-conservation/puget-sound-shorebird-count/volunteer-resources-for-the-puget-sound-shorebird-count/" target="_blank">https://ecoinst.org/conservation-programs/avian-conservation/puget-sound-shorebird-count/pssc-volunteer-resources/</a></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Shorebird Identification Guide</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:14.95px"><span style="line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><a href="http://migratoryshorebirdproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PFSS_shorebird-ID-slides.pdf" target="_blank">http://migratoryshorebirdproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/PFSS_shorebird-ID-slides.pdf</a></font></span></p></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#444444">Isabel Brofsky (she/her)</font><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#444444">Avian Project Manager | </font></span><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68)"><a href="https://ecoinst.org/conservation-programs/avian-conservation/estuary-monitoring/" target="_blank">Salish Sea Estuaries Avian Monitoring Framework</a></span></div><div><font color="#444444">Ecostudies Institute </font></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#444444">206-713-1278</font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#444444"><a href="mailto:ibrofsky@ecoinst.org" target="_blank">ibrofsky@ecoinst.org</a></font></span></div></div></div></div>