Monterey Audubon - Pigeon Guillemots are in!

Pigeon Guillemots are in! Now is a great time to see (and even hear!) our distinctive breeding alcids around Monterey Harbor. This species is a common nester in the county from Monterey south. Don Roberson noted in "Monterey Birds" (2002) that almost 20% of our population nests under wharves and old buildings in Monterey Harbor and Cannery Row. That is an interesting development as most nests to our south are in rock crevices and burrows! Another surprising thing about our local population is that it appears to migrate north instead of south after the breeding season, heading as far as British Columbia. Fascinating!

📸: (c) Brian Sullivan - Monterey Harbor (4/6/2013)
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/27363551

Pigeon Guillemot at eBird:
https://ebird.org/species/piggui

Bill

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由使用者 billhubick 在 2024年04月03日 16:49 所貼文