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birds fig 4

Published on October 20, 2017 in Fall and Winter Marine Bird AbundanceFull resolution (662 × 327)

COMMON MURRE (COMU) DENSITIES BY MONTH AND YEAR IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, 2007-2015. DRAMATIC INCREASES IN THE NUMBER OF COMMON MURRES WERE OBSERVED IN FEBRUARY 2015, IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE DIE-OFF IN MARCH, AND IN NOVEMBER 2015, BEFORE THE PEAK OF THE DIE-OFF IN DECEMBER 2015 AND JANUARY 2016 (RED ARROWS).