Date: 11/14/25 10:07 am From: Isabel Brofsky via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Puget Sound Shorebird Count 2025 - Announcement
Hello!
I'm excited to announce that Ecostudies Institute will once again be
coordinating the annual Puget Sound Shorebird Count
<https://ecoinst.org/conservation-programs/avian-conservation/puget-sound-shorebird-count/> ! This event is part of the Pacific Flyway Shorebird Survey
<https://data.pointblue.org/apps/pfss/>, a long-term monitoring program for
wintering shorebirds led by Point Blue Conservation Science. The data
gathered from these counts helps provide a better understanding of
shorebird populations and the habitats they utilize along the Pacific
Flyway, while allowing for the creation of more effective conservation
management plans.
Last year, we counted a total of *8,770 shorebirds and 68 raptors *with the
help of 30+ volunteers across 24 sites! Dunlin once again dominated the
shorebird count with over 7,550 individuals sighted, while the raptor count
was led by 48 Bald Eagles.
After reviewing tide predictions, we will be conducting the 2025 count the
morning (7:30-9am) of *Saturday, November 29th* across all sites. In the
event that the weather does not cooperate, our backup survey date will be
the morning of *Saturday, Decem**ber 13th.*
Thank you for your interest! We will follow up with more information and
site coordination once we receive form responses. We hope to see you at the
count!
