It's not the most pleasant beach experience, picking up dead birds. But it's an important task, one that can shed light on the health and mortality challenges to birds that live on and near the ocean.
And it's not just for scientists: COASST, the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team, uses trained citizen scientists to collect data on seabirds for use by credentialed scientists.
And yes, there's more to it than picking up bird corpses. Executive Director Julia Parrish visits, along with citizen volunteer Charlene McAllister of Little River.
