Beach Survey - 03/13/99

Clatsop Beach, Clatsop Co. OR
1105hr to 1246hr
cloudy with steady rain
wind ssw 10-15
50?F

Method: Todd Thornton and I walked from the north marker
at Camp Rilea (UTM 425519E 5109812N) to the Del Rey access
(UTM 427922E 5101017N); approximately 9km. We counted all
identifiable dead birds found.

Results:
Northern Fulmar 1
White-winged Scoter 1
Black-legged Kittiwake 1
Rhinceros Auklet 5
Common Murre 2

Harbor Seal 1

Live species of note:
White-winged Scoter 1
Glaucous Gull 1
Herring Gull 1
Sanderling 500
Dunlin 75


--
Mike Patterson I don't swear for the hell of it.
Astoria, OR Language is a poor enough means of communication
mpatters at orednet.org and we've got to use all the words we've got....
Besides, there are damn few words anybody understands
Henry Drummond in "Inherit the Wind"

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