For those of you "community scientists" who participated in the Puget Sound Seabird Survey (PSSS) during the 2021-22 season, this is a gentle back-up message to an *email you should have received Friday from Seattle Audubon, announcing that the 2022-23 season is going forward (*if you did not, please notify: contact at pugetsoundbirds.org<mailto:contact at pugetsoundbirds.org> ). If you are interested in continuing this season, please plan to head out to your usual PSSS site on October 1st for the first survey - survey windows and other details will be emailed soon.

Seattle Audubon announced in June that the PSSS was to be sunsetted, ending annual seabird counts dating back to 2007. Gratefully, new strategic thinking has come into play recently, and the PSSS is transitioning over to the Puget Sound Bird Observatory. More info will be emailed soon to those wishing to continue: we are excited for this new chapter for the survey, and thank you all for being patient during the changeover. Most importantly for now, please save the date, Saturday, October 1st, if you were a 2021-21 participant who is willing to survey again this season (P.S. those who took part prior to last season will also be contacted just to gauge interest).

Please reach out to contact at pugetsoundbirds.org<mailto:contact at pugetsoundbirds.org> with questions. Thank you on behalf of the PSSS, Seattle Audubon and PSBO,

Elaine [ elc at uw dot edu ]