Seawatch Count for
Ecola Point,Ecola State Park, Clatsop Co., OR
06 June 1999 - 0535 to 0605

Tide: high
Weather: cloudy
Wind West at 5mph; Temp 50F

Method: 30 minute (timed) station count from observation deck at Ecola
Point using 20x60 Bushnell spotting scope and 8x50 Bushnell
binoculars. Birds were sorted as to flyby, sitting rocks, sitting
on ocean.

flyby ocean rocks total
Pacific Loon PALO 5 5
Brandt's Cormorant BRCO 25 15 160 200
Pelagic Cormorant PECO 1 7 8
Surf Scoter SUSC 1 1
West Gull WEGU 10 35 45
GW Gull GWGU 3 3
WxGW Gull WExGW 1 2 3
Black-legged Kittiwake BLKI 2 2
Black Oystercatcher BLOY 2 2
Common Murre COMU 1000 3500 4545 9045
Pigeon Guillemot PIGU 46 3 49
Rhinoceros Auklet RHAU 1 1

NOTES: There were good numbers of COMMON MURRES on all the rock around
Ecola Point. Birds were flying back and forth, diving in the ocean
near by. Is it possible that we're finally going to have a decent year
for murre reproduction? Two subadult BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES were
roosting on the lee side of the big rock throughout the observation
period. This is the first time I've done a count this early in the
morning, I suspect this is probably a common thing.

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


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