Tweeters,
The 11/6/99 Protection Island cruise of the Port Townsend Marine Science
Center began under breezy conditions which abated as soon as we rounded
Point Wilson & were in the lee of the Quimper Peninsula. We spotted a lone
Heerman's Gull on Rat Island (actually the end of the spit at Fort
Flagler). This was the only one of its species sighted all day, all others
apparently having moved on. checking our records shows our final sighting
of this species on the following dates: 11/7/98, 10/25/97, 11/1/96
Rather consistant.
The remaining cruises are scheduled for 1PM on Saturday, November 27th and
Friday, December 31st.


Key: P- Protection Island R-Rat Island/Kilisut Harbor

Common Loon - P/R
Pacific Loon - P
Western Grebe - P
Red Necked Grebe - P/R
Horned Grebe - P/R
Double Crested Cormorant - P/R
Pelagic Cormorant - P/R
Great blue heron - P/R
White Winged scoter - P
Surf Scoter - P/R
Harlequin duck - P/R
Oldsquaw - P
Bufflehead - P/R
Red Breasted Merganser - P/R
Dunlin - R
Sanderling - P
Heerman's gull - R
Bonaparte Gull - R
Mew Gull - P/R
Glaucus winged Gull - P/R
Common murre - P
Pigeon Guillemot - P/R
Rhinoceros Auklet - P
Bald Eagle - P
Northern Harrier - P (female)
Northwestern crow - R
Starling - P/R

Mammals:
Harbor Seal - P/R
Deer - P

Regards,
Peter B.
PTMSC

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THE PORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER
Fort Worden State Park
532 Battery Way
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Tel: 360/385-5582 Fax: 360/385-7248
email: ptmsc at olympus.net
Web: www.olympus.net/ptmsc

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