Brielle Heflin noosing Common Murres off their colony at Gull Island, Alaksa.
Sarah K Schoen
Population and community ecology, foraging biology, conservation, biogeography, animal behavior, food webs, and experiential education.
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Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Seabirds and Forage Fish Ecology
Alaska's coastal and offshore waters provide foraging habitat for an estimated 100 million birds comprising more than 90 different species; from loons and seaducks that nest inland, to petrels and puffins that breed on islands off shore. All these birds depend on the sea to provide a wide variety of food types— from clams, crabs and urchins nearshore— to krill, forage fish, and squid offshore. The...
Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins in Alaska Seabirds
Elevated ocean temperatures are linked to the development of harmful algal blooms (HABs). Toxins from these blooms may pose health threats to marine organisms, including seabirds. Since 2015, the USGS has worked with a variety of stakeholders to develop testing methods and research projects to better understand the geographic extent, timing and impacts of algal toxins in Alaska marine ecosystems...
North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database
The North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD) contains survey transect data designed and conducted by numerous partners primarily to census seabirds at sea. The NPPSD includes more than 486,000 transect segments and includes observations of over 20 million birds of 258 species collected over the span of 50 years (from 1973 to 2022).
Tracking Data for Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
Available here are tracking data for the Marbled Murrelet, a seabird species that forages in coastal marine waters and nests in old-growth forests of Alaska, Canada, and the western United States.
Detecting Long-term Changes in Forage Fish Populations in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Forage fish are small pelagic schooling fish that play a key role in transferring energy between plankton and top marine predators. Many seabirds, marine mammals, and commercial fish species depend on forage fish to grow and survive.
Tidewater Glacier Influence on Marine Ecosystems
Where glaciers meet the sea in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), they create unique and productive marine habitats. Ringed by the continent’s tallest coastal mountains, 20% of the GOA coastal watershed is covered by glacial ice and the annual freshwater discharge into the GOA from glacial melt is comparable to that of the Mississippi river.
Seabird Die-offs in Alaska
Beginning in 2015, large numbers of dead seabirds have been appearing on beaches in most marine areas of Alaska. Although seabird die-offs are known to occur sporadically (e.g. 1970, 1989, 1993, 1997/1998, and 2004) in Alaska, these recent die-offs have been distinguished from past events by their increased frequency, duration, geographic extent, and number of different species involved.
Cook Inlet Seabird and Forage Fish Study
A massive die-off of Common Murres was documented in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) during the fall and winter of 2015-2016 in association with a record-breaking marine heat wave in the GOA.
Use and History of the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD)
Data on the distribution and abundance of seabirds at sea have been used for many decades to assist in understanding the marine ecology of seabirds away from their breeding colonies, measure population status and trends, assess the impact of human activities on ocean habitats and fish stocks, and to identify critical marine habitats for seabirds.
Condition of Forage Fish in Prince William Sound During the Marine Heatwave
Changes in the body condition of a key forage fish species, Pacific sand lance ( Ammodytes personatus), are examined to understand how energy transfer to predators may have been disrupted during the recent marine heatwave in the North Pacific (late 2013 to mid 2016).
NPPSD Sampling Effort Maps
Maps showing the sampling extent in the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD).
Below are the media items associated with this project.
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Common Murre colony on rock cliffs
Brielle Heflin noosing Common Murres off their colony at Gull Island, Alaksa.
Common Murres at breeding colony - one murre looking at camera
Common Murres at breeding colony - one murre looking at cameraCommon Murres at their breeding colony on Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska. One murre looking at camera.
Common Murres at breeding colony - one murre looking at camera
Common Murres at breeding colony - one murre looking at cameraCommon Murres at their breeding colony on Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska. One murre looking at camera.
Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBlack-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska. One bird on a nest.
Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBlack-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska. One bird on a nest.
Common Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Common Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, AlaskaCommon Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Common Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Common Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, AlaskaCommon Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Common Murres at breeding colony - four murres have bills open
Common Murres at breeding colony - four murres have bills openCommon Murres at their breeding colony on Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Four murres have bills open. One sitting on egg.
Common Murres at breeding colony - four murres have bills open
Common Murres at breeding colony - four murres have bills openCommon Murres at their breeding colony on Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Four murres have bills open. One sitting on egg.
Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017
Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017
Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017
Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017
Four Common Murres at breeding colony on Gull Island in Kachemak Bay, Alaska
Four Common Murres at breeding colony on Gull Island in Kachemak Bay, AlaskaFour Common Murres sitting on rocks at breeding colony on Gull Island in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. One is sitting on an egg.
Four Common Murres at breeding colony on Gull Island in Kachemak Bay, Alaska
Four Common Murres at breeding colony on Gull Island in Kachemak Bay, AlaskaFour Common Murres sitting on rocks at breeding colony on Gull Island in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. One is sitting on an egg.
A Tufted Puffin in the sea in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
A Tufted Puffin in the sea in Lower Cook Inlet, AlaskaA Tufted Puffin swimming in the sea near Gull Island in Lower Cook Inlet , Alaska
A Tufted Puffin in the sea in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
A Tufted Puffin in the sea in Lower Cook Inlet, AlaskaA Tufted Puffin swimming in the sea near Gull Island in Lower Cook Inlet , Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwake with herring near Gull Island, Cook Inlet, AK
Black-legged Kittiwake with herring near Gull Island, Cook Inlet, AKBlack-legged Kittiwake with a herring in it's bill. These seabirds were foraging near Gull Island in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Black-legged Kittiwake with herring near Gull Island, Cook Inlet, AK
Black-legged Kittiwake with herring near Gull Island, Cook Inlet, AKBlack-legged Kittiwake with a herring in it's bill. These seabirds were foraging near Gull Island in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Scientist holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, AK
Scientist holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, AKBrian Robinson holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Scientist holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, AK
Scientist holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, AKBrian Robinson holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBlack-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBlack-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Melanistic Common Murre on Gull Island
A melanistic (all dark) Common Murre stands near the base of the Gull Island breeding colony in Kachemak Bay, Alaska, 2017. See related paper published in the Marine Ornithology: Journal of Seabird Research and Conservation at: http://www.marineornithology.org/PDF/50_2/50_2_225-227.pdf.
A melanistic (all dark) Common Murre stands near the base of the Gull Island breeding colony in Kachemak Bay, Alaska, 2017. See related paper published in the Marine Ornithology: Journal of Seabird Research and Conservation at: http://www.marineornithology.org/PDF/50_2/50_2_225-227.pdf.
A Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colony
A Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colonyA Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colony on Gull Island, Cook Inlet on July 3, 2017.
A Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colony
A Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colonyA Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colony on Gull Island, Cook Inlet on July 3, 2017.
Common Murres at breeding colony, Alaska-close up of egg
Common Murres at breeding colony, Alaska-close up of eggCommon Murres at their breeding colony on Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska. One of the murres standing next to egg.
Common Murres at breeding colony, Alaska-close up of egg
Common Murres at breeding colony, Alaska-close up of eggCommon Murres at their breeding colony on Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska. One of the murres standing next to egg.
Emaciated Common Murre lays on the laboratory table
Emaciated Common Murre lays on the laboratory tableAn emaciated Common Murre lays on the laboratory table during a necropsy to determine the cause of death for a massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016.
Emaciated Common Murre lays on the laboratory table
Emaciated Common Murre lays on the laboratory tableAn emaciated Common Murre lays on the laboratory table during a necropsy to determine the cause of death for a massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016.
Tufted Puffin, near Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Tufted Puffin, near Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands, AlaskaTufted Puffin, the species most affected by a recent seabird die-off in the Pribilof Islands, AK. Near Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Tufted Puffin, near Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Tufted Puffin, near Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands, AlaskaTufted Puffin, the species most affected by a recent seabird die-off in the Pribilof Islands, AK. Near Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Horned Puffin, near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
Horned Puffin, near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, AlaskaHorned Puffin, one of the species affected by a recent seabird die-off in the Pribilof Islands, AK. Near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
Horned Puffin, near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
Horned Puffin, near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, AlaskaHorned Puffin, one of the species affected by a recent seabird die-off in the Pribilof Islands, AK. Near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
A Horned Puffin taking off from the water
A Horned Puffin taking off from the water
A Horned Puffin taking off from the water
Common Murres stand at the edge of their colony on Gull Island
Common Murres stand at the edge of their colony on Gull IslandCommon Murres stand at the edge of their colony on Gull Island, Cook Inlet on July 23, 2016.
Common Murres stand at the edge of their colony on Gull Island
Common Murres stand at the edge of their colony on Gull IslandCommon Murres stand at the edge of their colony on Gull Island, Cook Inlet on July 23, 2016.
A flock of Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging on small fish in the water
A flock of Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging on small fish in the waterA flock of Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging on Pacific sand lance near Gull Island.
A flock of Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging on small fish in the water
A flock of Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging on small fish in the waterA flock of Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging on Pacific sand lance near Gull Island.
Common Murres in the water
Large amount of Common Murres in the water
Large amount of Common Murres in the water
Science and Products
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Seabirds and Forage Fish Ecology
Alaska's coastal and offshore waters provide foraging habitat for an estimated 100 million birds comprising more than 90 different species; from loons and seaducks that nest inland, to petrels and puffins that breed on islands off shore. All these birds depend on the sea to provide a wide variety of food types— from clams, crabs and urchins nearshore— to krill, forage fish, and squid offshore. The...
Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins in Alaska Seabirds
Elevated ocean temperatures are linked to the development of harmful algal blooms (HABs). Toxins from these blooms may pose health threats to marine organisms, including seabirds. Since 2015, the USGS has worked with a variety of stakeholders to develop testing methods and research projects to better understand the geographic extent, timing and impacts of algal toxins in Alaska marine ecosystems...
North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database
The North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD) contains survey transect data designed and conducted by numerous partners primarily to census seabirds at sea. The NPPSD includes more than 486,000 transect segments and includes observations of over 20 million birds of 258 species collected over the span of 50 years (from 1973 to 2022).
Tracking Data for Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
Available here are tracking data for the Marbled Murrelet, a seabird species that forages in coastal marine waters and nests in old-growth forests of Alaska, Canada, and the western United States.
Detecting Long-term Changes in Forage Fish Populations in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Forage fish are small pelagic schooling fish that play a key role in transferring energy between plankton and top marine predators. Many seabirds, marine mammals, and commercial fish species depend on forage fish to grow and survive.
Tidewater Glacier Influence on Marine Ecosystems
Where glaciers meet the sea in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), they create unique and productive marine habitats. Ringed by the continent’s tallest coastal mountains, 20% of the GOA coastal watershed is covered by glacial ice and the annual freshwater discharge into the GOA from glacial melt is comparable to that of the Mississippi river.
Seabird Die-offs in Alaska
Beginning in 2015, large numbers of dead seabirds have been appearing on beaches in most marine areas of Alaska. Although seabird die-offs are known to occur sporadically (e.g. 1970, 1989, 1993, 1997/1998, and 2004) in Alaska, these recent die-offs have been distinguished from past events by their increased frequency, duration, geographic extent, and number of different species involved.
Cook Inlet Seabird and Forage Fish Study
A massive die-off of Common Murres was documented in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) during the fall and winter of 2015-2016 in association with a record-breaking marine heat wave in the GOA.
Use and History of the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD)
Data on the distribution and abundance of seabirds at sea have been used for many decades to assist in understanding the marine ecology of seabirds away from their breeding colonies, measure population status and trends, assess the impact of human activities on ocean habitats and fish stocks, and to identify critical marine habitats for seabirds.
Condition of Forage Fish in Prince William Sound During the Marine Heatwave
Changes in the body condition of a key forage fish species, Pacific sand lance ( Ammodytes personatus), are examined to understand how energy transfer to predators may have been disrupted during the recent marine heatwave in the North Pacific (late 2013 to mid 2016).
NPPSD Sampling Effort Maps
Maps showing the sampling extent in the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD).
Below are the media items associated with this project.
Filter Total Items: 134
Common Murre colony on rock cliffs
Brielle Heflin noosing Common Murres off their colony at Gull Island, Alaksa.
Brielle Heflin noosing Common Murres off their colony at Gull Island, Alaksa.
Common Murres at breeding colony - one murre looking at camera
Common Murres at breeding colony - one murre looking at cameraCommon Murres at their breeding colony on Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska. One murre looking at camera.
Common Murres at breeding colony - one murre looking at camera
Common Murres at breeding colony - one murre looking at cameraCommon Murres at their breeding colony on Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska. One murre looking at camera.
Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBlack-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska. One bird on a nest.
Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBlack-legged Kittiwakes in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska. One bird on a nest.
Common Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Common Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, AlaskaCommon Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Common Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Common Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, AlaskaCommon Murres in their colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Common Murres at breeding colony - four murres have bills open
Common Murres at breeding colony - four murres have bills openCommon Murres at their breeding colony on Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Four murres have bills open. One sitting on egg.
Common Murres at breeding colony - four murres have bills open
Common Murres at breeding colony - four murres have bills openCommon Murres at their breeding colony on Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Four murres have bills open. One sitting on egg.
Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017
Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017
Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017
Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017Common Murres in a colony in Cook Inlet, Alaska in 2017
Four Common Murres at breeding colony on Gull Island in Kachemak Bay, Alaska
Four Common Murres at breeding colony on Gull Island in Kachemak Bay, AlaskaFour Common Murres sitting on rocks at breeding colony on Gull Island in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. One is sitting on an egg.
Four Common Murres at breeding colony on Gull Island in Kachemak Bay, Alaska
Four Common Murres at breeding colony on Gull Island in Kachemak Bay, AlaskaFour Common Murres sitting on rocks at breeding colony on Gull Island in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. One is sitting on an egg.
A Tufted Puffin in the sea in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
A Tufted Puffin in the sea in Lower Cook Inlet, AlaskaA Tufted Puffin swimming in the sea near Gull Island in Lower Cook Inlet , Alaska
A Tufted Puffin in the sea in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
A Tufted Puffin in the sea in Lower Cook Inlet, AlaskaA Tufted Puffin swimming in the sea near Gull Island in Lower Cook Inlet , Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwake with herring near Gull Island, Cook Inlet, AK
Black-legged Kittiwake with herring near Gull Island, Cook Inlet, AKBlack-legged Kittiwake with a herring in it's bill. These seabirds were foraging near Gull Island in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Black-legged Kittiwake with herring near Gull Island, Cook Inlet, AK
Black-legged Kittiwake with herring near Gull Island, Cook Inlet, AKBlack-legged Kittiwake with a herring in it's bill. These seabirds were foraging near Gull Island in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Scientist holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, AK
Scientist holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, AKBrian Robinson holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Scientist holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, AK
Scientist holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, AKBrian Robinson holding a herring dip net of forage fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBlack-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, AlaskaBlack-legged Kittiwakes foraging for fish in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
Melanistic Common Murre on Gull Island
A melanistic (all dark) Common Murre stands near the base of the Gull Island breeding colony in Kachemak Bay, Alaska, 2017. See related paper published in the Marine Ornithology: Journal of Seabird Research and Conservation at: http://www.marineornithology.org/PDF/50_2/50_2_225-227.pdf.
A melanistic (all dark) Common Murre stands near the base of the Gull Island breeding colony in Kachemak Bay, Alaska, 2017. See related paper published in the Marine Ornithology: Journal of Seabird Research and Conservation at: http://www.marineornithology.org/PDF/50_2/50_2_225-227.pdf.
A Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colony
A Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colonyA Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colony on Gull Island, Cook Inlet on July 3, 2017.
A Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colony
A Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colonyA Common Murre holding a juvenile Pacific Herring at its colony on Gull Island, Cook Inlet on July 3, 2017.
Common Murres at breeding colony, Alaska-close up of egg
Common Murres at breeding colony, Alaska-close up of eggCommon Murres at their breeding colony on Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska. One of the murres standing next to egg.
Common Murres at breeding colony, Alaska-close up of egg
Common Murres at breeding colony, Alaska-close up of eggCommon Murres at their breeding colony on Gull Island, Kachemak Bay, Alaska. One of the murres standing next to egg.
Emaciated Common Murre lays on the laboratory table
Emaciated Common Murre lays on the laboratory tableAn emaciated Common Murre lays on the laboratory table during a necropsy to determine the cause of death for a massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016.
Emaciated Common Murre lays on the laboratory table
Emaciated Common Murre lays on the laboratory tableAn emaciated Common Murre lays on the laboratory table during a necropsy to determine the cause of death for a massive die-off of murres in 2015/2016.
Tufted Puffin, near Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Tufted Puffin, near Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands, AlaskaTufted Puffin, the species most affected by a recent seabird die-off in the Pribilof Islands, AK. Near Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Tufted Puffin, near Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Tufted Puffin, near Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands, AlaskaTufted Puffin, the species most affected by a recent seabird die-off in the Pribilof Islands, AK. Near Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Horned Puffin, near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
Horned Puffin, near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, AlaskaHorned Puffin, one of the species affected by a recent seabird die-off in the Pribilof Islands, AK. Near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
Horned Puffin, near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
Horned Puffin, near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, AlaskaHorned Puffin, one of the species affected by a recent seabird die-off in the Pribilof Islands, AK. Near Chisik Island in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
A Horned Puffin taking off from the water
A Horned Puffin taking off from the water
A Horned Puffin taking off from the water
Common Murres stand at the edge of their colony on Gull Island
Common Murres stand at the edge of their colony on Gull IslandCommon Murres stand at the edge of their colony on Gull Island, Cook Inlet on July 23, 2016.
Common Murres stand at the edge of their colony on Gull Island
Common Murres stand at the edge of their colony on Gull IslandCommon Murres stand at the edge of their colony on Gull Island, Cook Inlet on July 23, 2016.
A flock of Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging on small fish in the water
A flock of Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging on small fish in the waterA flock of Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging on Pacific sand lance near Gull Island.
A flock of Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging on small fish in the water
A flock of Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging on small fish in the waterA flock of Black-legged Kittiwakes foraging on Pacific sand lance near Gull Island.
Common Murres in the water
Large amount of Common Murres in the water
Large amount of Common Murres in the water
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