Subject: Columbia Estuary Report - 03/28/1999
Date: Mar 28 10:42:52 1999
From: Mike Patterson - mpatters at OregonVOS.net


Columbia Estuary Report - 03/28/1999

The GYRFALCON was seen again yesterday at Jackon Rd.

Two FORK-TAILED STORM-PETRELS were seen from the Observation Deck,
parking lot C (SJCR) in Ft Stevens State Park. Also seen was an
unidentified jaeger. A big group of noisy BLACK SCOTERS was in
Trestle Bay. An early-ish flock of 300 WESTERN SANDPIPERS were
on the river beach near the jetty. An alternate plumage COYOTE
was watching the surfers who were taking advantage of the heavy
surf on the Columbia River.

There are about 1000 small-form CANADA GEESE at Wireless Rd. Three
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were there on Sunday along with about
60 LEAST SANDPIPERS.

WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS have begun singing. A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
was singing in the big spruce across from my house.

Missing this week was any sign of Orange-crowned Warblers (average
arrival 3/30, mode 3/23). I did hear the following species sounding
enough like OCWA to give me pause. OREGON JUNCO, SPOTTED TOWHEE,
BEWICK'S WREN, SONG SPARROW.


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