[Tweeters] Common Murres

[Constance Sidles via Tweeters]

Hey tweets, our oldest son Alex has just returned from a sea kayak trip he made along the Oregon coast. He reports finding large colonies of nesting Common Murres and Pigeon Guillemots, among other wonderful birds. If you would like to read about these colonies, here is a link to his trip report:

https://alexsidles.com/trip-reports/cape-kiwanda-cape-lookout-cape-falcon-31-july-2-aug-2024

I for one am always glad to hear any reports or stories about avian abundance. I love rarities as much as anyone - and I chase, too, with life-changing observations of bird diversity. But I think that we humans tend to value the rare above the common. We're a funny species in that regard. You won't catch a cow walking miles out of her way to find that one blade of unusual grass. She'd rather find a whole field of very common grass, as would most other animals. I like to remind myself that we should value highly the everday birds and the nature we find all around us, too. Now, where did you say that Red-footed Booby was last seen??- Connie, Seattle
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