Birds of the Channel Islands, 2011
MSRP Special Edition Newsletter, 2011
Cassin’s Auklets Find a Home on Santa Barbara Island
Cassin's Auklet in a burrow nest on Santa Barabara Island incubating eggs. This past spring, MSRP biologists discovered Cassin’s Auklets nesting in an area on Santa Barbara Island that was recently restored. MSRP is restoring seabird habitat on Santa Barbara Island by removing plants that are non-native and replacing them with native plants. Cassin’s Auklets burrow into the ground to make their nests. Most of the island is covered in non-native... Read More
