Having gone out from Anacortes a couple of times the past month I've seen 6 Marbled Murrelets off Burrows Island on one trip, a hundred Rhino's near Smith Island. Rhino's do seem to be the most numerous birds on the water right now, except for bays with breeding Pigeon Guillemots. I did see only 4 Common Murre yesterday near Alden Bank, between Pt Whitehorn & Matia. Does anyone know there the Common Murre are?

Side note: Matia Island is very birdy right now. Lots of adults feeding juveniles: Pileated, Townsend's Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Pacific-slope Flycatchers, Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Pigeon Guillemot (taking food to nest). eBird list: https://ebird.org/checklist/S71414221

Eric Ellingson
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