Seabirds as Sentinels: Auklets, Puffins, Shearwaters, and the View from Destruction Island spotting scope One of the last frontiers

One of the last frontiers of bird identification is now accessible to everyone—once one knows what to look for

Emu fathers and Ruby-Throated Hummingbird mothers raise their chicks all by themselves

and Wildwood Imperium

Uses a holistic approach that makes flycatcher identification possible even for beginners

Highlights important field marks and physical features for each gull

Seabirds as Sentinels: Auklets, Puffins, Shearwaters, and the View from Destruction Island spotting scope One of the last frontiersby Eric Wagner What the fates of seabirds reveal about the changing ocean and our shared future. Every spring, thousands of rhinoceros auklets return to Destruction Island off Washingtons coast, where they dig burrows, lay eggs, and raise their chicks. Small, gray, and adorned with a curious horn on their bill, these funny looking birds have become an unlikely but vitally important indicator for the health of oceans and the Pacific ecosystem as a