The Marbled Murrelet is a threatened seabird with one of the most unusual nesting habits of any bird — it nests in old-growth forest, laying a single egg on a moss-covered branch up to 50 miles from the sea. Loss of old-growth forests has caused severe population declines. Its first confirmed North American nest was not found until 1974.
Habitat
Old-growth coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest for nesting; nearshore ocean for foraging
Diet
Small fish and invertebrates caught in dives
How common
Uncommon
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