98-01-06, Thomas Love writes (forwarding a message apparently circulating
amongst the Marbled Murrelet biologists community):

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This story was aired on the TV news somewhere just a day or two ago, 'NW Cable
Channel 35' I think. I was surprised by by the 90% figure, but was even more
intrigued by the excellent close-up eye-level video clip of the adult Marbled
Murrelet (adult I think) sitting (maybe standing) up on or near the nest on a
moss covered branch high up in a tree, unless the 'wild' aspect was somehow
simulated. Anyone else see the news item and/or know where this excellent
piece of Marbled Murrelet video came from? I'd love to see it again as it was
one of those stories that I sort of glanced up from doing something else and
wasn't quite completely tuned into it and could have used another go at it.

The video footage could have come from anywhere from SE Alaska to northern
California, I suppose. If it is was genuinely done in the wild, then just the
setup from a blind high up in an nearby tree is intriguing and all in all
would make for a very interesting story to be incorporated into a life history
piece on what until most recently, is North America's most elusive nesting
species, the Marbled Murrelet.

Richard Rowlett (Pagodroma at aol.com)
47.56N, 122.13W
(Seattle/Bellevue, WA USA)