See Birds? WDFW’s Marine Bird Population Surveys And Research

On this episode, Dr. Scott Pearson, Research Scientist with WDFW, shares with us about the important long-term work WDFW is undertaking to monitor population abundance and trends of different seabird species that breed locally or over-winter in the Puget Sound, San Juan Archipelago, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Washington Coast. Marbled murrelets, tufted puffins, and rhinoceros auklets are just some of the amazing birds you will hear about. Listen in to find out more about the life history and ecology of these birds, how WDFW is conducting surveys of their populations, the status of these populations and threats they face, as well as what you can do to help!