Seabirds as Sentinels: Auklets, Puffins, Shearwaters, and the View from Destruction Island new book Sutterfield names a particular way

Sutterfield names a particular way in which paying attention to birds shapes our souls and draws us toward awe

From bluebirds to bald eagles

Mythology and superstitions have projected our fear of the unknown onto these mostly night-dwelling creatures

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Seabirds as Sentinels: Auklets, Puffins, Shearwaters, and the View from Destruction Island new book Sutterfield names a particular wayby Eric Wagner What the fates of seabirds reveal about the changing ocean and our shared future. Every spring, thousands of rhinoceros auklets return to Destruction Island off Washingtons coast, where they dig burrows, lay eggs, and raise their chicks. Small, gray, and adorned with a curious horn on their bill, these funny looking birds have become an unlikely but vitally important indicator for the health of oceans and the Pacific ecosystem as a