Columbia Estuary Report - 7/9/97

It rained ALL DAY yesterday... sometimes hard, sometimes soft, but it
never stopped.

High tide SJCR Tuesday (7/8/97)
Semipalmated Plover 1
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 14
Long-billed Dowitcher 1
Whimbrel 18
Western Sandpiper 250
Least Sandpiper 75

High tide Warrenton Tuesday
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Least Sandpiper 20

High tide Wireless Rd Tuesday
Killdeer 2
Least Sandpiper 50

Low tide Trestle Bay Wednesday (7/9/97)
Semipalmated Plover 9
Western Sandpiper 1700
Caspian Tern 150


On a historical trend note, the occurance of adult Stilt Sandpipers
in July here in Clatsop coincides with very wet summers. Keep an eye
out among those GRYE.


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