30 went on the whale/bird cruise out of LaConner on July19. We didn't see any
Orca whale. Only ones reported were in Canadian islands north of Orcas Is.
We did see 1 or 2 Minke Whale, a number of harbor seals and 27 species of
birds.

Brandt's Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Surf Scoter - 1 female taking a bath near shore
Great Blue Heron - >50
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle - 18
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Wandering Tattler - 1
Black Turnstone
Black Oystercatcher - 1
Black-bellied Plover
Heermann's Gull - >100
Ring-billed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Caspian Tern
Common Murre - >100
Pigeon Guillemot - >100
Marbled Murrelet - >50
Rhinoceros Auklet
Rock Dove
Belted Kingfisher - 9, 5 male and 4 female
American Crow
American Robin
Barn Swallow
House Finch
White-crowned Sparrow

Hugh Jennings
Bellevue, WA
hughbirder at aol.com