Restoration of Common Murre Colonies in Central California: Annual Report 2009

• Main Authors: Eigner, Lisa E., McChesney, Gerard J., Rhoades, Sandra J., Davis, Mary W., Shore, Jonathan A., Bechaver, Crystal A., Kappes, Peter J., Golightly, Richard T.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Humboldt State University / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2010
• Subjects: Common murre; Uria aalge; Central California; Breeding colonies; Disturbance; Breeding success; Brandt's cormorant; Phalacrocorax penicillatus; Oil spill restoration; Bird Island; Double Point; Golden Gate; Lobos; Common Murre; uria
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2148/826

This report summarizes the 14th year of restoration and associated monitoring of central California seabird colonies conducted by the Common Murre Restoration Project (CMRP) in 2009. These efforts began in 1996 to restore breeding colonies of seabirds, especially Common Murres (Uria aalge), harmed b...