Columbia Estuary Report - 8/25/97

Shorebird diversity is running about as expected for the South Jetty
this weekend, which is not to say anything particularly unusual has
popped up.

8/22 8/24 8/25
Whimbrel 3 7 4
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Long-billed Dowitcher 1 2
Short-billed Dowitcher 2 2
Black Turnstone 1 6
Ruddy Turnstone 6 2
Baird's Sandpiper 1
Western Sandpiper 30 32
Least Sandpiper 5 5
Red-necked Phalarope 7

A juvenile COOPER'S HAWK was checking out the flats on 8/22.
ELEGANT TERNS are still around as are a few PARASITIC JAEGERS.
5 MARBLED GODWITS were reported on Friday at the Necannicum R.


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********************************* I am but mad north-north-west;
* Mike Patterson, Astoria, OR * when the wind is southerly,
* mpatters at orednet.org * I know a hawk from a handsaw.
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