So there you have it.

• The Marbled Murrelet is an endangered seabird.
• The Marbled Murrelet is eaten by crows and other corvids.
• Crows associate people with food and tend to follow hikers.
• The Westwind Trail bisects what is perhaps the largest stand of Marbled Murrelet habitat left in Washington State.
• The addition of the trail closure was added to and existing project after the public comment period had passed. No public review was required by law.