http://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/default.aspxColumbia River Estuary 2008 Weekly UpdatesWed, 17 Dec 2008 20:00:23 GMTSmartSolutions.Impact, Version=2.5.1383.19310, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=nullhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60http://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/Bird-Research-Northwest-3x1.jpghttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309699.aspxFirst double-crested cormorant fledgling observed at East Sand Island cormorant colonyhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309699.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 20:00:23 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309698.aspx450 Caspian tern chicks near fledging captured and banded at East Sand Island tern colonyhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309698.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:59:26 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309697.aspxFirst Caspian tern fledgling observed at East Sand Island tern colonyhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309697.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:58:30 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309696.aspxAerial survey of Columbia River estuary, Willapa Bay, and Grays Harbor; no nesting Caspian terns observed at sites other than East Sand Island http://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309696.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:57:02 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309695.aspx6 adult double-crested cormorants captured and fitted with satellite tags (6) at East Sand Island cormorant colony http://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309695.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:56:12 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309694.aspx8 adult double-crested cormorants captured and fitted with satellite tags at East Sand Island cormorant colony http://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309694.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:55:22 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309693.aspxMiller Sands Spit double-crested cormorant social attraction colony failed (colony abandoned) presumably due to bald eagle disturbance and predationhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309693.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:54:28 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309692.aspxAerial photo census to estimate number of breeding pairs of double-crested cormorants on East Sand Island cormorant colonyhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309692.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:53:32 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309691.aspx14 adult double-crested cormorants captured and surgically implanted with satellite tags at the East Sand Island cormorant colony http://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309691.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:52:45 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309690.aspxFirst Caspian tern chick observed on East Sand Island tern colonyhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309690.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:51:52 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309689.aspx52 adult Caspian terns captured and banded at the East Sand Island tern colonyhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309689.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:51:06 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309688.aspxAerial photo census to estimate number of breeding pairs of Caspian terns on East Sand Island tern colonyhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309688.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:50:17 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309687.aspxA dead and beheaded Caspian tern found near East Sand Island tern colony, suggesting a great horned owl continues to prey on adult terns at colonyhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309687.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:49:22 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309686.aspxFirst double-crested cormorant chick observed on East Sand Island cormorant colonyhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309686.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:47:16 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309685.aspxAerial survey of Columbia River estuary, Willapa Bay, and Grays Harbor; no nesting Caspian terns observed at sites other than East Sand Island http://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309685.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:46:34 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309684.aspxGreat horned owl observed near East Sand Island Caspian tern colony; one headless tern found near colony, suggesting owl preying on terns at colonyhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309684.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:45:01 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309677.aspxGreat horned owl observed near East Sand Island Caspian tern colony; great horned owls are known predators of Caspian ternshttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309677.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:22:37 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309675.aspxVince Patton and Nick Fisher of Oregon Public Broadcasting visited East Sand Island to record footage for upcoming Oregon Field Guide episode that will air in fallhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309675.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:20:58 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309674.aspxRaccoon tracks and scat observed near East Sand Island Caspian tern colony; no evidence of raccoon predation on terns observedhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309674.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:20:03 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309673.aspxAerial survey of Columbia River estuary, Willapa Bay, and Grays Harbor; no nesting Caspian terns observed at sites other than East Sand Islandhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309673.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:19:18 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309672.aspxFirst double-crested cormorants observed on Miller Sands Spit at social attraction sitehttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309672.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:17:23 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309671.aspxFirst Caspian tern egg observed on East Sand Island tern colonyhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309671.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:16:38 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309670.aspxRiver otter observed preying on adult Caspian tern at the East Sand Island tern colonyhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309670.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:15:54 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309669.aspxFirst double-crested cormorant egg observed on East Sand Island cormorant colonyhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309669.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:14:42 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309668.aspxFirst double-crested cormorants observed on East Sand Island cormorant colonyhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309668.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 19:13:40 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309667.aspxColony monitors began continuous monitoring of East Sand Island Caspian tern and double-crested cormorant colonieshttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309667.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 18:58:45 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309666.aspxAbout 5 acres of bare sand habitat prepared for nesting terns on East Sand Island, 1 acre less than previous years; reduction in tern nesting habitat on East Sand Island triggered by creation of 2 acres of new tern nesting habitat, 1 acre at Fern Ridge Lake in Willamette Valley near Eugene, OR and 1 acre at Crump Lake in Warner Valley near Adel, OR http://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/309666.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 18:57:39 GMThttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/308649.aspxFirst Caspian terns observed on the East Sand Island tern colonyhttp://www.birdresearchnw.org/Project-Info/weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-weekly-update/columbia-river-estuary-2008-updates/308649.aspxMon, 08 Dec 2008 22:39:47 GMT