Alan Wrote:

>On past trips to Poin-No-Point, I have found Marbled Murrelets are usually
>present in very small numbers. In fact lately I have only twice seen them,
>both times one bird flying swiftly by. I know that they can occur in good
>numbers off the point, but lately, Ancient Murrelets seem to greatly
>outnumber them.

There are very few marbled murrelets in Port Townsend bay so far this year.
This is in sharp contrast to past years where many pairs would be
encountered in a trip across the bay. The numbers of ancients are the same
or a bit less than this time last year. Anyone else noticing trends in
these species in other locations?
Michael Kennedy <mkennedy at waypt.com>
Port Townsend, WA, USA