Welcome to the Guillemot Research Group
We are a chapter initiated Whidbey Audubon community science project dedicated to the research, education and protection of the Pigeon Guillemot. Based on Whidbey Island, in the Salish Sea/North Puget Sound, we actively monitor approximately 1,000 Pigeon Guillemots that gather into colonies to breed in our seaside bluffs. These entertaining and endearing black and white seabirds with fire-engine-red feet symbolize healthy coastal waters.
Whidbey Island Pigeon Guillemot Survey Video​
Pigeon Guillemots (PIGUs) Cepphus columba are dark brown, 13-inch, pigeon-shaped seabirds with white wing patches and...
 Pigeon Guillemots are an important indicator species for the Puget Sound because they are...
Trained volunteers are key to gathering the core of our research data. Each spring we recruit new volunteers...
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