Tweeters:
On the 10/4/97 Protection Island/Rat Island-Kilisut Harbor birding cruise
we observed the following species:

Key:
P - Protection Island
R - Rat Island/Kilisut Harbor

Brown Pelican - Approx 14 on Violet Spit, on the eastern point on
Protection Island, this was a special treat as it was the first sighting of
this species by most of those aboard

Common Loon - P,R
Red Throated Loon - P
Western Grebe - P
Red Necked Grebe - P,R
Horned Grebe - R
Double Crested Cormorant - P,R
Pelagic Cormorant - P
Great Blue heron - P,R
White winged scoter - P
Surf Scoter - P,R
Harlequin Duck - P,R
Black Bellied Plover - R
Black turnstone - R
Sanderling - R
Heerman's Gull - P, R, & Point Hudson Marina
Bonaparte Gull - R
Thayer's Gull - P
Glaucus Winged gull -P, R, & Point Hudson Marina
Common Tern - R
Common murre - P
Pigeon Guillemont - P,R
Cassein's Auklet - P
Rhinocerous auklet - P ( & just south of Point Wilson)
Northern Harrier - P
Rock Dove - Point Hudson Marina
Belted Kingfisher - Point Hudson Marina
Northwestern crow - R
Raven - P
Starling - Point Hudson Marina

Mammals:
Harbor Seals - Protection Island, Rat Island

In the waters off of Protection Island and in Port Townsend Bay we observed
some large "bait balls", probably sand lance, that attracted extraordinary
feeding flocks.

The next Protection Island Cruise is scheduled for Saturday, October 11th
at 1 pm.

P. Badame
Port Townsend Marine Science Center
360-385-5582