Several years ago, in a year when complete failure of the Murre colony at
Yaquina Head as well as colonies to the north, was exhaustively documented by
OSU students, Murre chicks with accompanying parents showed up in and around
Yaquina Bay in mid-summer, and undoubtedly were dispersers on the water from
more successful colonies to the south.
Wayne
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Eagles attacked the Murre colony at Yaquina Head Lighthouse and they mostly
abandoned nesting but stayed around in the water. I saw about 8 Murre chicks on
North Whale Rock before the lighthouse deck was closed due to painting. The
Murres would pile up on Colony Rock once in awhile but did not stay to nest.
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