<div dir="ltr"><div><div>(Trying this again - I removed the in-text links. Hopefully it's easier to read now!) </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 Puget Sound Shorebird Count! </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"><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></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 8,770 shorebirds and 68 raptors 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 Saturday, November 29th 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 Saturday, Decem</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">ber 13th.</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">If you are interested in helping with this year's survey, please fill out our Google Form (linked below) indicating your availability. We also recommend you review the protocols and other resources on our website and information about the Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey. 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 Isabel Brofsky  (<a href="mailto:ibrofsky@ecoinst.org">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"><br></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" style="">To Register: </font></span><a href="https://forms.gle/uYEVoQjcY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