Tweeters,

The Protection Island Birding Trip od 11/23 was particularly notable for
the large number of Old Squaws - Long tailed Ducks - Clangula hyemalis
(your choice) spotted in the waters off the island. There were easily 100
of these birds, equally divided between the waters on the south side & the
shallow water on the north, easily the greatest number we've seen since our
10/19/96 trip . Additionally, we saw our first Common Goldeneye of the
fall. Although the temperature was quite cold, the seas were calm & the
birds were numerous.
The complete list:
Common Loon
Red Necked Grebes
Horned Grebes
Double Crested & Pelagic Cormorants
Great Blue Heron
White Winged & Surf Scoters
Harlequin Ducks
Buffleheads
Red Breasted Mergansers
Hooded Mergansers
Black Oystercatchers
Black Turnstones
Sanderlings
Western Sandpipers
Mew Gulls
Glaucus Winged Gulls
Common murres
Pigeon Guillemonts
Bald Eagle (mature & immature)
Rock Doves
Belted Kingfisher
Northwestern Crows
Starlings

The next trip is scheduled for Saturday, November 30th at 1pm. Spaces are
still available.

Peter Badfame
PTMSC
ptmsc at olympus.net