Following seabird die-off, citizen science project expands in Alaska

Earlier this year, dozens of dead seabirds washed up on beaches in Haines and Skagway. It wasn’t an isolated event. An estimated hundreds of thousands of dead common murres were found on shores across the West Coast.
Dead murres on the beach in Haines on Jan. 12, 2016. (Photo by Tim Ackerman)To help keep track of incidents like this, a citizen science program is expanding its footprint in Alaska.  The University of Washington Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team will be Ha