Subject: Informal Seawatch - NJCR 8/11/97
Date: Aug 11 12:28:51 1997
From: Mike Patterson - mpatters at orednet.org




Informal Seawatch
North Jetty of the Columbia River, Pacific Co., WA
11 Aug 1997

I went out on the North Jetty this morning and did an informal
(untimed) watch. The advantage to the North Jetty is the extra
2+ miles it sticks out. The numbers are less meaningful without a
time component.


Sooty Shearwater SOSH ~50/min
Brandt's Cormorant BRCO many
Pelagic Cormorant PECO many
Brown Pelican BRPE 4
Surf Scoter SUSC 300+
White-wing Scoter WWSC 1
West Gull WEGU
GW Gull GWGU
WxGW Gull WExGW
California Gull CAGU
Heerman's Gull HEEG many
Caspian Tern CATE
Surfbird SURF 31
Wandering Tattler WATA 1
Sanderling SAND 1
Common Murre COMU many
Pigeon Guillemot PIGU 6
Rhinocerus Auklet RHAU 2

A running account of this and other seawatches is available at:
http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/enso/jetty.html


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********************************* I am but mad north-north-west;
* Mike Patterson, Astoria, OR * when the wind is southerly,
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