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  • About Us / Contact
  • What is a Pigeon Guillemot?
  • Why do we study them?
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  • Survey Toolbox
    • Survey Toolbox - Main Page
    • Survey Training Videos
    • Survey123 Data System Training
    • Survey and PIGU FAQ
  • Data Analyses
  • How Can I Get Involved?
  • Current Happenings
    • Weekly Survey Updates
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Salish Sea Guillemot Network

Pigeon Guillemot Breeding Survey
Photo by Shannon Boldt

​Welcome to the Salish Sea Guillemot Network
We are a community science project dedicated to the research, education, and protection of the Pigeon Guillemot in the Salish Sea.  We monitor Pigeon Guillemot breeding colonies across the region to better understand their population dynamics and role in healthy coastal ecosystems. Our survey is collaboratively coordinated by the organizations below.  Our partners and sponsoring organizations are listed at the bottom of this page.

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Contact us at [email protected]

Learn about our work in the video below

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What is a pigeon guillemot?
Pigeon Guillemots,
Cepphus columba, are medium-sized seabirds in the Alcid family.
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WHY DO WE

STUDY THEM?
Pigeon Guillemots are an important indicator species for marine ecosystems across the Salish Sea.
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HOW CAN I GET

INVOLVED?
Trained volunteers are key to gathering the core of our research data. Find your nearest survey area.

Survey Support Resources

Are you a current survey volunteer looking for training and support materials? You're in luck! We have a Survey Toolbox that is chock full of everything you need to know about performing the survey, data entry, and QA/QC--from tutorials to training videos, it's all there. You will also find copies of the current protocol and beach data sheet. To jump directly to our Survey Toolbox or Beach Data Sheet, click the links below.
Survey Toolbox
Beach Data Sheet

Please help support our survey of Pigeon Guillemots. Our data helps Washington agencies assess the health of the Salish Sea. As our survey grows to encompass more areas of our Region, so do our costs to ensure we maintain scientific-level data collection.
Donate to the SSGN
Clicking this button takes you to the Whidbey Audubon Society website.  Whidbey Audubon Society provides financial management services to the SSGN.

SSGN Participated in Recently Published Scientific Paper:

What can Pigeon Guillemot eggshells tell us about the diets of adult PIGU?  Emily Buckner, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington, asked this question and the SSGN helped round up cast-off eggshells from breeding colony beaches to enable her study.  Find her results here, in the spring 2022 edition of Northwestern Naturalist.

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