Numerous Audubon Chapters, including Black Hills, Pilchuck and Seattle,
are supporting this effort. Seattle Audubon's Gene Hunn suggested that
I post this on Tweeters.
Janna Treisman, Conservation Chair, Seattle Audubon Society

COME TO MARBLE MURRELET SURVEY TRAINING!!

DATE: Saturday, May 11

PLACE: Verlot Ranger Station, on the Mountain Loop Hwy, Mount Baker-
Snoqualmie National Forest

TIME: People need to be at the Verlot Ranger station at 4:30 AM
Saturday morning, May 11. We will immediately move to murrelet
area, which is about 10 minutes away, for field training. After
detection training, presentations will be conducted on protocol,
techniques, and time tables. Adherence to specific protocol is
essential to the scientific credibility of the findings.

Camping is available close to the Verlot station, if you wish to arrive
on Friday evening and/or stay over Saturday night.

Dress appropriately for weather and hiking through old growth forests.
Bring breakfast and lunch. Training will last until early afternoon.
Bring notebook and binoculars.

Also, please bring you calendar. We want to schedule times and locations
after training.
We need to get going right away and coordinate with the USFS. Survey
work will start Sunday morning, May 12, so if possible, make a weekend
of it!

This is a great opportunity to put your best birding skills to work.
If we can document murrelet activity in the target areas, it will
help greatly in our efforts to determine whether the murrelets are
using the area for nesting. Such properly documented findings would
have far-reaching and significant ramifications regarding future
available habitat for this most interesting bird.

DIRECTIONS: From Granit Falls, take the Mountain Loop Highway to
Verlot, about 20 minutes drive from Granite Falls. Meet at the
Ranger Station.

CONTACT: Martin Rand 206-450-0724
Bonnie Phillips 206-397-6056

PS: I would like to thank all of you who will be working on this
survey. Expert birders have a unique opportunity to make a significant
contribution to the existing scientific knowledge base on this little
bird. Your special talents are greatly appreciated. Janna Treisman