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Marbled Murrelets in Portland!

June 2, 2014 Maria Mudd Ruth
No take-out. Delivery only. A young murrelet is nest bound and relies on its parents to catch and delivery its meals: small fish the chick will swallow whole and headfirst. Pen-and-ink drawing by Paul Jones.

No take-out. Delivery only. A young murrelet is nest bound and relies on its parents to catch and delivery its meals: small fish the chick will swallow whole and headfirst. Pen-and-ink drawing by Paul Jones.

Join me this Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Portland, Oregon, for a presentation I'll be giving with conservation dynamo Paul Engelmeyer, manager of Portland Audubon's Ten-Mile Creek Sanctuary. Our talk will focus on the discovery and recovery of the marbled murrelet, a federally threatened seabird that nests in the mature coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest.

The story of this enigmatic little bird whose nest was first discovered 40 years ago this year will delight you. The work being done to protect this species and its forest and marine habitats will inspire you.

The presentation is free. Copies of Rare Bird will be available for purchase. For more information click here.

 

Tags Portland Audubon Society, Paul Engelmeyer, Rare Bird, marbled murrelet
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Flying from Mountaineers Books this Spring—the story of the Pigeon Guillemot—the world’s most charismatic alcid. This non-fiction natural history will be on bookshelves and available from online retailers on April 7, 2026. Click a link below to pre-order a copy now from these purveyors:

Mountaineers Books (non-profit, indie publisher based in Seattle)

Browsers Books (Olympia’s indie bookstore)

Bookshop.org (support your local bookstore)

Barnes & Noble (in the book biz since 1971)

Amazon


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Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet

“Compelling…  engaging.” —Library Journal

“Rare insights into the trials and joys of scientific discovery.” —Publisher’s weekly

Learn more about Rare Bird...

Enjoy this song by Peter Horne, "Little Bird, Little Boat, Big Ocean.” Written about the Marbled Murrelet, but the lyrics work well for the Pigeon Guillemot, too.


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