3/11 Cowbird, fish barriers, sea otter return, bog bird's-foot trefoil, 'Red Paint'

Brown-headed cowbird [Greg Gillson]

Brown headed cowbird Molothrus ater
The Brown-headed Cowbird is a migratory blackbird. It arrives in the Pacific NW in April and remains into October. The Brown-headed Cowbird does not build its own nest. Instead, it lays its eggs in nests of other birds. In fact, at least 221 known bird species have been hosts to Brown-headed Cowbirds. They usually only lay one egg per host nest. The host parent, often a much smaller species of bird, raises the cowbirds' young, usually to the detriment of its own young. (Pacific NW Birder)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Findings released re November hunting fatality on Lopez

Removing WA salmon barriers surges to $1M a day, but results are murky
Washington, rushing to meet a court deadline in a tribal fishing rights lawsuit, spends billions on construction, but some of it may be useless for salmon today. Mike Reicher reports. (Seattle Times) See also: 6 things to know about the costliest salmon recovery program in WA (Seattle Times)

Sea otter's return opened path to restore West Coast salt marsh
The multi-decadal study, carried out in central California, could hold lessons for British Columbia, whose sea otter population was nearly exterminated through decades of poaching. Stefan Labbé reports. (Times Colonist)

Nanaimo calls on governments to help protect rare plant
Hosackia pinnata (earlier called Lotus pinnatus), also known as Bog bird’s-foot trefoil, has been the floral emblem of the city since 2010. Carla Wilson reports. (Times Colonist)

‘Red Paint’ looks into the healing journey, ancestry of a Coast Salish poet
Indigenous author Sasha LaPointe intertwines her story of healing from some of the most difficult experiences a person can go through with her development as an artist, while weaving in compelling histories of the women who came before her. Questen Inghram reports. (Salish Current)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  813 AM PDT Mon Mar 11 2024    
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON    
TODAY  SE wind 10 to 20 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 13 ft at 14 seconds  subsiding to 9 to 11 ft at 14 seconds in the afternoon.  
TONIGHT  S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 8 to  9 ft at 14 seconds subsiding to 3 to 7 ft at 13 seconds after  midnight. Swell NE 3 ft.

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