Title | Far-South ancient murrelet family groups: rapid long-distance movements or local breeding? |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Sealy, Spencer G., Harry R. Carter, Richard E. Thomson, and Scott F. Pearson |
Secondary Title | Northwestern Naturalist |
Volume | 94 |
Issue | no.3 |
Pagination | p.227-239 |
Date Published | 2013, Win |
Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic subscription |
Keywords | Ancient murrelet = Synthliboramphus antiquus, birds, depleted populations, Newport (Or.), Vancouver Island, Washington (State), Yaquina Head |
Notes | Ancient murrelets (not to be confused with marbled murrelets) are known to breed in British Columbia, at Haida Gwaii. Yet, family groups, including chicks, can be found as far south as the central Oregon coast. Are some ancient murrelets breeding south of B.C.? Or, are they finding a way to travel with unfledged chicks to their feeding grounds? This article attempts to answer this question. The furthest south family group in this study, which includes data from 1998-2011, was found offshore, just south of Newport. |
DOI | 10.1898/12-36.1 |
Series Title | Northwestern Naturalist |