Subject: Fw: Westport, WA Pelagic results - October 1999
Date: Nov 2 20:49:00 1999
From: Gene Revelas - grevelas at striplin.com


Below is Terry Wahl's summary of the two October pelagic trips from
Westport, WA (the final trips for 1999). I apologize for the delay in
forwarding these results to Tweeters and Pelagics.

Gene Revelas
Tacoma, WA
grevelas at striplin.com

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> Subject: October results
> Date: Sunday, October 17, 1999 5:36 PM
>
> Final trips of the season from Westport were on Oct. 9 and 10. The 9th
> suffered from fog and big swells for much of the day and numbers of some
> species likely reflect that. Laysan Albatrosses and skuas were
relatively
> numerous all fall. Flesh-footed Shearwaters were quite consistent. Fulmar

> numbers were probably much higher than anytime since censuses started in
> 1971. Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels were probably more abundant than ever in
any
> October. Numbers of many species were down from past years. Sooty
Shearwaters
> probably were in lowest numbers ever since 1971 and phalaropes likewise
> probably have never been fewer. Many migrant and normally wintering
species
> appear late. First number is total on 9th, second is that for the 10th.
> Black-footed Albatross 38, 20; Laysan Albatross 4, 5; Northern Fulmar
456 ,
> 330;
> Pink-foot. Shearwater 25, 20; Flesh-foot. Shearwater 1, 0; Buller's
> Shearwater 54, 61; Sooty Shearwater 19, 291; Fork-tail. Storm-Petrel
242,
> 705; Red Phalarope 3, 0; Pomarine Jaeger 4, 10; South Polar Skua 1,
4;
> Heermann's Gull 180, 151;
> California Gull 52, 60; Herring Gull 1, 3; Thayer's Gull 0, 1;
Western,
> G-wing. gulls 123, 441; Black-legged Kittiwake 8, 2; Sabine's Gull 0,
1;
> Common Murre 243, 93; Xantus' Murrelet 1, 0; Cassin's Auklet 9, 53;
> Rhinoceros Auklet 13, 33;
> Total birds: 1477 and 2283
>
> whale sp. (Cuvier's Beaked?) 1, 0; Harbor Porpoise 1, 2; Dall's Porpoise
6,
> 25;
> Northern Fur Seal 3, 3; N. Elephant Seal 1, 0; Ocean Sunfish 0, 1;
Blue
> Shark1, 0
>
> Observers: Bill Tweit, Todd Hass, Bruce LaBar, Gene Revelas, Phil Anderson