Discover what seabirds are telling us about changing ocean conditions and the health of the Salish Sea. Find out the best technique for dodging a flying rhinoceros auklet. Take a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at seabird research in Washington state.

This live event combines gorgeous photographs and audio recordings with an on-stage conversation between two leading experts on seabird ecology, author and scientist Eric Wagner and seabird biologist Peter Hodum of the University of Puget Sound. As part of the event, Wagner will be talking about and signing his new book Seabirds as Sentinels: Auklets, Puffins, Shearwaters, and the View from Destruction Island. Puget Sound Institute managing editor and nature sound recordist Jeff Rice will join the discussion as host and moderator.

Doors open at 6:30 PM for light refreshments