Count for
the Peter Iredale Overlook, Ft Stevens, Clatsop Co., OR
22 NOV 1997 ~1130-1200hr

Tide:out going
Weather: mostly sunny
Wind SE 10; Temp 55F


Method: 30 min count from Peter Iredale overlook at Ft Stevens St Pk
4km SE SJCR using 20x60 Bushnell spotting scope and 8x50 Bushnell
binoculars. Birds were sorted as to flyby, sitting on beach, or sitting
on ocean.

Flyby Ocean Beach total
Common Loon COLO 1 1
Pacific Loon PALO 1 1 2
RT Loon RTLO 5 5
West Grebe WEGR 3 3
Northern Fulmar NOFU 1 1
Mallard MALL 9 9
Surf Scoter SUSC 2 26 28
White-wing Scoter WWSC 4 4
Black Scoter BLSC 6 6
West Gull WEGU 7 7
GW Gull GWGU 4 4
California Gull CAGU 10 10
Bonapart's Gull BOGU 5 5
Sanderling SAND 20 20
Dunlin DUNL 200 200

Notes: Cold stormy weather requires that I move the observation site
to the backup site at the Peter Iredale overlook. A storm stressed
NORTHERN FULMAR was resting on the beach

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


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* Mike Patterson, Astoria, OR * What revolutionaries do best
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