Established in 1999, The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) is a citizen science project housed at the University of Washington and focused on the beach environment of the northeast Pacific. Since our beginning, over 4,500 participants on more than 450 beaches spanning four states have contributed directly to monitoring their local marine resources and ecosystem health.
Photo: Charlie Wright
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Land Birds, Ahoy!
In May 2023 COASST received an unusual set of reports from one of our partners. Land birds – more specifically passerines, or perching birds – had washed up on Oregon beaches in large numbers.