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Sitka Sound Oyster Catchers |
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Thursday, 30 August 2007 |
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  In the Spring of 2007 we helped US Fish and Wildlife Service ornithologist Brad Andres conduct a survey of Sitka Sound for Oyster Catcher nest sites. Brad's interest was in revisiting islets and rocks that had been documented as active nest sites back in the 1940s. Anecdotal observations suggest there has been a decline in nest activity in Sitka Sound and Brad wanted to verify this possibility and investigate potential causes with a field visit.
On June 9th and 10th we skiffed the entire coastline of Sitka Sound scanning for oyster catcher's exhibiting breeding behavior and searched upwards of 30 exposed rocks, islets and rocky outcrops for nest sites. Brad is preparing a field trip report that we will make available as soon as it is ready.
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