7/17/08 ›
First double-crested cormorant fledgling observed at East Sand Island cormorant colony
7/16/08 ›
450 Caspian tern chicks near fledging captured and banded at East Sand Island tern colony
7/09/08 ›
First Caspian tern fledgling observed at East Sand Island tern colony
7/09/08 ›
Aerial survey of Columbia River estuary, Willapa Bay, and Grays Harbor; no nesting Caspian terns observed at sites other than East Sand Island
7/03/08 ›
6 adult double-crested cormorants captured and fitted with satellite tags (6) at East Sand Island cormorant colony
6/27/08 ›
8 adult double-crested cormorants captured and fitted with satellite tags at East Sand Island cormorant colony
6/17/08 ›
Miller Sands Spit double-crested cormorant social attraction colony failed (colony abandoned) presumably due to bald eagle disturbance and predation
6/07/08 ›
Aerial photo census to estimate number of breeding pairs of double-crested cormorants on East Sand Island cormorant colony
6/04/08 ›
14 adult double-crested cormorants captured and surgically implanted with satellite tags at the East Sand Island cormorant colony
5/29/08 ›
First Caspian tern chick observed on East Sand Island tern colony
5/29/08 ›
52 adult Caspian terns captured and banded at the East Sand Island tern colony
5/27/08 ›
Aerial photo census to estimate number of breeding pairs of Caspian terns on East Sand Island tern colony
5/27/08 ›
A dead and beheaded Caspian tern found near East Sand Island tern colony, suggesting a great horned owl continues to prey on adult terns at colony
5/24/08 ›
First double-crested cormorant chick observed on East Sand Island cormorant colony
5/24/08 ›
Aerial survey of Columbia River estuary, Willapa Bay, and Grays Harbor; no nesting Caspian terns observed at sites other than East Sand Island
5/20/08 ›
Great horned owl observed near East Sand Island Caspian tern colony; one headless tern found near colony, suggesting owl preying on terns at colony
5/12/08 ›
Great horned owl observed near East Sand Island Caspian tern colony; great horned owls are known predators of Caspian terns
5/08/08, 5/09/08, 5/14/08 ›
Vince Patton and Nick Fisher of Oregon Public Broadcasting visited East Sand Island to record footage for upcoming Oregon Field Guide episode that will air in fall
5/04/08 ›
Raccoon tracks and scat observed near East Sand Island Caspian tern colony; no evidence of raccoon predation on terns observed
4/30/08 ›
Aerial survey of Columbia River estuary, Willapa Bay, and Grays Harbor; no nesting Caspian terns observed at sites other than East Sand Island
4/26/08 ›
First double-crested cormorants observed on Miller Sands Spit at social attraction site
4/25/08 ›
First Caspian tern egg observed on East Sand Island tern colony
4/25/08 ›
River otter observed preying on adult Caspian tern at the East Sand Island tern colony
4/24/08 ›
First double-crested cormorant egg observed on East Sand Island cormorant colony
4/11/08 ›
First double-crested cormorants observed on East Sand Island cormorant colony
4/08/08 ›
Colony monitors began continuous monitoring of East Sand Island Caspian tern and double-crested cormorant colonies
3/27/08 ›
About 5 acres of bare sand habitat prepared for nesting terns on East Sand Island, 1 acre less than previous years; reduction in tern nesting habitat on East Sand Island triggered by creation of 2 acres of new tern nesting habitat, 1 acre at Fern Ridge Lake in Willamette Valley near Eugene, OR and 1 acre at Crump Lake in Warner Valley near Adel, OR
3/20/08 ›
First Caspian terns observed on the East Sand Island tern colony
