Date: 4/23/26 4:51 pm From: Peter Hodum via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] Seabirds Live! event with author Eric Wagner: Wednesday 13 May
What can one of the world’s largest gatherings of rhinoceros auklets tell
us about the health of the Salish Sea? Get the inside scoop on the remote
and often enigmatic seabirds of Protection and Destruction Islands. Author
Eric Wagner will be on stage with seabird biologist Peter Hodum for a live
conversation on May 13 at the University of Washington Tacoma. The free
event will feature original photos and audio, along with a discussion of
Eric’s new book, "Seabirds as Sentinels: Auklets, Puffins, Shearwaters and
the View from Destruction Island."
Learn what seabirds are telling us about changing ocean conditions and the
health of the Salish Sea. Find out the best technique for dodging a flying
rhinoceros auklet. Take a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at seabird
research in Washington state.
This live event combines gorgeous photographs and audio recordings with an
on-stage conversation between two leading experts on seabird ecology,
author and scientist Eric Wagner and seabird biologist Peter Hodum of the
University of Puget Sound. As part of the event, Wagner will be talking
about and signing his new book, Seabirds as Sentinels. Puget Sound
Institute managing editor and nature sound recordist Jeff Rice will join
the discussion as host and moderator.
May 13 from 7 – 8 PM
Doors open at 6:30 PM for light refreshments
University of Washington Tacoma
Carwein Auditorium (Keystone 102)
1754 Commerce Street, Tacoma WA, 98402
