Subject: Columbia Estuary unofficial results
Date: Dec 22 18:21:08 1996
From: Mike Patterson - mpatters at orednet.org




We had very pleasant weather: 40+ degrees not much wind, very occasional
light rain, even a little sunshine.

The unoffical total is 116 species. Most groups reported difficulty coaxing
sparrows out, all expected species were accounted for.

Highlights:
OLDSQUAW - 1
Black-legged Kittiwake - 12
Ancient Murrelet - 6
Rhinocerus Auklet - 1
Pigeon Guillemot - 1
SNOWY OWL - 1
SWAMP SPARROW - 1

The Leadbetter Point Count was held yesterday. SEVEN (7) SNOWY OWLS at the
end of the point.


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