Beached birds on the move, or,… not.
When COASST was getting started, there were a whole bunch of things we wanted to know that required each bird to be uniquely tagged: How long do birds persist on the beach? What body parts
Photo: Hillary Burgess
Blog: COASST
COASSTers are always up to something! Find stories about our participants, updates about beached bird or marine debris research, and read about the latest activities of the COASST office staff and interns.
COASST 2018: A Year in Review
Goodbye 2018, you flew right by. Before 2019 takes loft, let’s pause on the past twelve months in COASST. Together, we accomplished A LOT! Beached bird COASSTers completed 3,274 surveys, documenting 2,927 birds comprised of
Mummy Mysteries
A dried squid arm? A plastic who-knows-what? A monster?COASSTer Maddie Rose sent in this intriguing photo from Rialto Beach, WA with a “got a clue?” question. Longnose skate (Raja rhina), photograph from Monterey Fish Market.