Tweeters:
On Saturday, Dec 14th the Port Townsend Marine Science Center staff took a
crew of volunteers to POrotection Island to conduct its annual beach
clean-up, removing marine debris & a variety of other non-organic
materials.
Bird sightings included:
Common Loon
Red necked grebe
Horned grebe
Double crested cormorant
pelagic cormorant
great blue heron
Surf scoter
Harlequin Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Red brested Merganser
Mew Gull
Glaucus Winged gull
Common Murre
Pigeon Guillemont (some in breeding plumage)
Marbled Murrelet
Bald Eagle
Northern harrier (M & F)
Rock Dove
Belted kingfisher
Northwestern crow
Raven
Starling
Winter wren
Song Sparrow
golden crowned sparrow
house finch

Mammals:
Harbor seals
River Otter tracks & skull
Deer tracks & scat


The next Protection Island Birding Cruise is scheduled for Tuesday,
December 31st at Noon. call 360-385-5582 for details

Peter
PTMSC