Tweets:
Sightings on the 4/12/97 Protection Island Birding Cruise were as follows:
P = Protection Island R = Rat Island Ph = Point Hudson Marina

The most dramatic event was spotting a mature bald eagle swooping down to
steal some food from an immature bald eagle on Violet Point

Common Loon - P R
Western Grebe - Ph
Red Necked Grebe - P R
Horned Grebe - P R
Double crested cormorant - R
Pelagic Cormorant - P R
G.B. Heron - R
Black Brandt - P R
Black Scoter - R
White winged scoter - P R
Surf Scoter - P R
Harlequin Duck - P R
Oldsquaw - P R
Common Goldeneye - P
Bufflehead - P R
Red breasted merganser - P R
Black Turnstone - R
Sanderling - R
Bonaparte Gull - R
Glaucus Winged Gull - P R
Pigeon Guillemont - P R
Rhinoceros Auklet - P R
Bald Eagle - 8 at P 2 at R
Rock Dove - Ph
belted Kingfisher - Ph
northwestern crow - P R

Mammal sightings: approx 225 harbor seals on Violet point (east spit of
Protection Island) & approx 50 harbor seals on Kanem point (west spit)

Both remaining Cruises (4/19 & 4/26) have full rosters
We are, however, accepting reservations for our July 26th SAIL to
protection Island aboard the 101' schooner Adventuress.

Peter
Port Townsend Marine Science Center