{"id":1657,"date":"2022-09-26T12:12:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T16:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/?page_id=1657"},"modified":"2025-03-20T10:30:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T14:30:27","slug":"seabirds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/seabirds\/","title":{"rendered":"Seabirds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Cascading declines, but recovery efforts show great promise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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American seabird populations are in steep decline. Studies in Hawaii and Alaska show seabird populations down between 55% and 95% in recent decades. Analyses of eBird Trends show steep declines for nearly all North American seabird species throughout their ranges between 2012 and 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are still many unknowns about the dynamics of seabird declines. Consistent, long-term monitoring of seabird numbers, as well as the number and distribution of active colonies, is needed to better document declines, asses the long-term population health, and design conservation solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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eBird Trends for Colonial Nesting Seabirds<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Seabird colonies are declining all along the West Coast<\/strong>
A subset of eBird Trends data for eight colonial nesting seabird species shows the pervasive nature of seabird declines. These eight species were chosen for their potential as indicators of trends for other seabird species that lack reliable monitoring data. Western Gull by Brad Imhoff \/ Macaulay Library<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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