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	Audubon WatchList - Marbled Murrelet
		Marbled Murrelets are strongly tied to a narrow strip of land and water along the West Coast, usually nesting within 30 miles of the ocean and foraging at sea within three miles of the coastline.
		Marbled Murrelets are strictly birds of the Pacific Coast of North America.
		Marbled Murrelets are generally found in nearshore waters (within about three miles of shore) near their nesting sites on a year-round basis, although in certain places in Alaska and British Columbia, birds move to more protected waters during the winter.
	audubon2.org /webapp/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=130 (1149 words)

	Why worry about the marbled murrelet?
		Marbled murrelets are creatures born into the place where ancient forests shoulder their way down the edges of continents and meet up with the Pacific Ocean.
		And, once scientists had discovered that marbled murrelets required old growth forest for their survival, it became clear that the species was already in big trouble as logging activities have decimated, and continue to destroy, critical habitat.
		Marbled murrelet habitat is also all but gone in Oregon and Washington and is "depleted" in the lower mainland and Vancouver Island.
	www.spruceroots.org /Murrelet.html (1830 words)

	Marbled Murrelet the story behind our logo
		The marbled murrelet is found both in summer and winter off of the British Columbia coastal waters.
		Adult murrelets are believed to live as long as 25 years because there are few natural threats in their environment.
		Marbled Murrelets come ashore only during the breeding season, to lay and incubate the egg and to feed the nestling.
	odysseykayaking.com /murrelet.html (772 words)

	Oceanlink \| ocean info
		The marbled murrelet is a member of the Family Alcidae, which includes a variety of diving seabirds that feed on fish and other marine organisms.
		In Washington, murrelet numbers decrease to approximately 5,000 birds that are concentrated in northern Puget Sound; and in Oregon, only 2000-4000 birds remain, mostly in the central coast region.
		The marbled murrelet is currently considered to be endangered in California and threatened in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.
	oceanlink.island.net /oinfo/murrelet/murrelet.html (942 words)

	Marbled Murrelet
		Marbled Murrelet: One olive or yellowish egg, spotted with brown, fl, and lavender, is laid in a platform of moss placed high in a forest tree.
		Marbled Murrelet: The voice of the Marbled Murrelet is a sharp "keer" or lower "kee."
		Marbled Murrelet: In breeding plumage, the brown and white plumage of the Marbled Murrelet is similar to the Kittlitz's Murrelet.
	identify.whatbird.com /obj/260/_/Marbled_Murrelet.aspx (611 words)

	Marbled Murrelet -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Marbled Murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus is a small (A bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.) seabird from the (That part of the Pacific Ocean north of the equator) North Pacific.
		The Marbled Murrelet feeds at sea both in (Click link for more info and facts about pelagic) pelagic offshore areas (often associating with (Click link for more info and facts about upwelling) upwellings) and inshore in protected bays.
		The biggest threat to the murrelet is the loss of the old growth forest to (The work of cutting down trees for timber) logging.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/marbled_murrelet.htm (676 words)

	Marbled Murrelet : SF Indymedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species List in the southern portion of its range (Washington, Oregon and California).
		The marbled murrelet belongs to a group of diving seabirds known as alcids or auks, which inhabit cool, temperate waters of the northern hemisphere, and include such species as puffins, murres, auklets, and guillemoots.
		Murrelets may be found in old-aged forests any time of the year, although most birds are found between mid-April and late July.
	sf.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=1549882 (346 words)

	Species at risk - Marbled Murrelet
		Marbled Murrelets forage in the inshore marine environment, primarily in protected waters where both sand lance and surf smelt occur.
		Marbled Murrelet movements are not well understood either, but the birds carry out partial migrations outside the breeding season.
		Marbled Murrelets have a protracted breeding period, with the individuals of a population not all breeding at the same time.
	www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca /search/speciesDetails_e.cfm?SpeciesID=39 (1442 words)

	Environment News Service ENS Latest Environmental Information Education Current Issues RSS
		The Pacific Northwest population of a threatened seabird known as the marbled murrelet is not distinct from populations in Alaska and Canada, the Bush administration announced Wednesday.
		The Pacific Northwest population of marbled murrelets is found in the coastal old growth forests of California, Oregon and Washington and was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1992.
		More than 860,000 marbled murrelets are believed to exist in Alaska, with an additional 66,000 reported in British Columbia, Canada, where extensive logging of coastal forests has destroyed much of their habitat.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/sep2004/2004-09-03-11.asp (822 words)

	CANADA TRADE CAMPAIGN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a small seabird that nests on the limbs of old-growth trees.
		In the winter, Murrelets congregate in the straits of Georgia and in the straits of Juan de Fuca.
		Studies have found that watershed populations of Murrelets were directly proportional to the areas of old-growth forest available, and some studies showed evidence of population declines with loss of habitat.
	www.conservationnw.org /BC/murrelet.html (338 words)

	SEI: Endangered Species, Marbled Murrelet
		The marbled murrelet, a small seabird which nests in the coastal, old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest, is listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
		The murrelet's dependance on old-growth nesting habitat and use of coastal marine feeding areas have brought it into frequent conflict with human economic interests, especially in the southern portion of its range where small, geographically concentrated populations are especially vulnerable to extirpation.
		Marbled murrelets are very difficult to detect when not at sea, making it hard to determine whether or not birds are using a given stand of forest.
	www.sei.org /murrelet.html (1670 words)

	BREEDING PHENOLOGY AND CLUTCH SIZE IN THE MARBLED MURRELET (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Storer's (1945) statement that the Marbled Murrelet's "summer plumage is not unlike the bark of several conifers in colour" deserves elaboration.
		If indeed the Marbled Murrelet does nest in trees, as the number of potentially suitable nest sites in the coastal forests is almost infinite, some method of locating their nests other than chance sightings is desirable.
		1961.] KZYAKL, A.P. On the biology of the Long-billed Murrelet.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Auk/v091n01/p0010-p0023.html (7780 words)

	Marbled Murrelet Rider Soundly Rejected By House - Defenders of Wildlife - Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The marbled murrelet is a rare seabird that depends on old-growth coastal coniferous forests between southeast Alaska and Santa Cruz, California.
		The marbled murrelet's population in California, believed to have been about 60,000, is now estimated to be between 2,000 and 5,000 individuals.
		Because of the precarious state of the marbled murrelet population, the destruction of any significant amount of marbled murrelet habitat will result in a high probability that the Northern California population will become extinct.
	www.defenders.org /releases/pr1996/pr061996.html (690 words)

	Marbled Murrelet
		Marbled murrelet populations range along the Pacific coast from southern Alaska to central California.
		In particular, marbled murrelets use old-growth forests for nesting and also rely on near-shore marine habitats for feeding and breeding resources.
		Currently, marbled murrelets are only found in limited numbers during breeding season in the Puget Sound and the northern part of the outer coast of Washington.
	www.pacificbio.org /ESIN/Birds/MarbledMurrelet/Marbledmurreletpg.html (286 words)

	EPIC Mounts Last Ditch Effort to Save Marbled Murrelet from Extinction in California
		Murrelets are small, secretive birds that gather fish in the ocean, and nest in the canopy of ancient trees within 50 miles of the coast.
		It is estimated that only 5,000 to 7,000 Marbled Murrelets remain in California today, and the vast majority of those are within the very northern portion of the state, in Humboldt and Del Norte counties.
		The Marbled Murrelet is a biological wonder that brings the spirits of the ocean and the ancient redwoods together in California.
	www.wildcalifornia.org /publications/article-36 (1070 words)

	Marbled Murrelet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Marbled Murrelets eat small fish which they chase down in underwater "flight." May through August they fly inland to their nests at dawn, calling a gull-like: "keer, keer." They feed their young, then fly out again to spend the day at sea.
		Murrelets are in the alcid, or auk, family.
		In both breeding and non-breeding plumage, Marbled Murrelets are very similar to the Kittlitz's Murrelets of Alaska.
	thebirdguide.com /sample/mamu.htm (639 words)

	Marbled Murrelet Page 3
		As a result of the marbled murrelet's tree-nesting behavior, it has expanded its range to regions a thousand miles south of Kittlitz's murrelet (which only occurs in Alaska and northern Siberia).
		As a result, we now know that marbled murrelets nest in extensive areas of coastal, old-growth forests, sometimes far from the coast.
		Biologists involved in the management of old-growth forests immediately recognized the potential plight of the marbled murrelet, especially south of British Columbia where fewer murrelets occurred and old-growth forests were in very short supply.
	desfbay.fws.gov /Archives/Murrelet/murrelet3.htm (342 words)

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		The North American Marbled Murrelet is a small plump (~200g) fast flying seabird belonging to the auk family or Alcidae.
		A population of marbled murrelets also occurs on the east coast of Russia and is known as the Asiatic or Long-billed Marbled Murrelet.
		Marbled Murrelets are quite unique in that, unlike other seabirds in the auk family, they nest solitarily either in trees or on the ground (a small percentage of nests) often many kilometres from water.
	www.sfu.ca /biology/wildberg/species/mamu.html (581 words)

	Earthjustice: Background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The marbled murrelet is a small, elusive seabird that nests mainly in old-growth forests along the Pacific coast.
		A district court found that “[t]he principal factor affecting the murrelet population through this tri-state area is the loss of old-growth and mature forests as a result of commercial timber harvest.” In short, where coastal old-growth forests have been destroyed, the murrelet has disappeared.
		The Washington, Oregon, and California murrelet population is a genetically Distinct Population Segment (DPS) from the murrelet populations that are faring better in Alaska.
	www.earthjustice.org /backgrounder/display.html?ID=98 (600 words)

	Marbled Murrelet
		The marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) has recently become an important symbol of the biological consequences of the logging of the last remaining old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, along with its better-known avian companion, the spotted owl (Strix occidentalis).
		In fact, the murrelet is only known to nest in coastal old-growth forests in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.
		Amazingly, the murrelet is actually a seabird that feeds on small fish and invertebrates in the ocean during the day and visits its nest site located on a large branch high in the canopy of old-growth forests mainly at dawn or dusk.
	desfbay.fws.gov /Archives/Murrelet/murrelet.htm (202 words)

	Ecological Services -Completed Pacific Region 5-year Reviews
		The Oregon, Washington, and California population of the marbled murrelet was listed as threatened in 1992, 4 years prior to publication of the Service’s 1996 Distinct Population Segment Policy.
		One of the first steps in the marbled murrelet 5-year review was to determine if the original listing was consistent with our Distinct Population Segment Policy.
		The 1992 final listing rule will remain in effect, retaining Federal listing status as threatened for the marbled murrelet until we can complete a range-wide review of the species to determine whether it is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
	pacific.fws.gov /ecoservices/endangered/recovery/5yearcomplete.html (437 words)

	Marbled Murrelet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is an unusual member of the auk family, nesting far inland in old growth forests instead of in colonies close to shore.
		The species became a flagship species in efforts to prevent the logging of old-growth forests along the Pacific coast from California to Alaska.
		Research on Marbled Murrelet by Redwood Sciences Laboratory, USFS
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marbled_Murrelet (439 words)

	Marbled Murrelet Recovery Team - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) are small seabirds that live along the northern Pacific Coast of North America.
		Marbled Murrelets are secretive birds with a unique life history and it is only recently that scientists have begun to learn about the details of Marbled Murrelet biology.
		Marbled Murrelet Bycatch in Gillnet Fisheries of BC
	www.sfu.ca /biology/wildberg/bertram/mamurt (229 words)

	Endangered Species Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 1997, the Service estimated that the marbled murrelet population in the Pacific Northwest was declining 4-7 percent a year.
		Marbled murrelets are shy, robin-sized seabirds that use old-growth forests for nesting and rearing their young.
		First protected in 1992 after widespread logging of their old-growth forest habitat, marbled murrelets are listed as a threatened species.
	www.conservationnw.org /wildlife/murrelet (418 words)

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