Offshore species noted on late August (22nd, 29th) trips off Westport,
Washington
Low numbers continue for normally common to 'abundant' species: Sooty
Shearwater, phalropes, jaegers, Common Murre, Cassin's Auklet and Tufted
Puffin.

22 Aug. 29 Aug.

Black-footed Albatross 323 235
Northern Fulmar 181 328
Pink-footed Shearwater 75 448
Flesh-footed Shearwater 0 2
Buller's Shearwater 3 106
Sooty Shearwater 3337 947
Manx Shearwater 1 0
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel 347 41
Red Phalarope 2 0
Red-necked Phalarope 109 13
phalarope sp. 35 0
Pomarine Jaeger 3 5
Parasitic Jaeger 2 1
Long-tailed Jaeger 5 3
jaeger sp. 2 0
South Polar Skua 1 4
Heermann's Gull 317 300
California Gull 482 195
Herring Gull 1 0
Western/Glaucous-w. Gull 246 717
Black-legged Kittiwake 3 0
Sabine's Gull 14 36
Caspian Tern 0 1
Common Tern 1 0
Arctic Tern 46 12
Common Murre 191 142
Pigeon Guillemot 11 26
Cassin's Auklet 5 3
Rhinoceros Auklet 202 37
Tufted Puffin 0 0

Terry Wahl