Dear Tweeters:
The 10/9/99 Protection Island Cruise resulted in the following sightings:
key: P-Protection Island R-Rat Island, Kilisut Harbor Ph-Point Hudson
Marina

Common Loon - P,R
Pacific Loon - P
Western Grebe - P
Red Necked Grebe - P,R
Double Crested cormorant - P,R
Pelagic cormorant - P
Great Blue Heron - P,R
White winged Scoter - P,R
Surf Scoter - P,R
Harlequin duck - P,R
Red Brested Merganser - P
Black Oystercatcher - P
Killdeer - R
Surfbird - R
Sanderling - R
Heerman's gull - P,R
Bonaparte Gull - P, R
Glaucus Winged Gull - P, R
Common Murre - P
Pigeon Guillemot - P, R
Rhinoceros auklet - P
Bald Eagle - immatura at P, mature at R
Belted Kingfisher - R
Northwestern Crow - P, R
Starling - P

In addition, we sighted Harbor seals on Protection Island and at Rat Island
and an elephant Seal (probably a young male) on Protection Island, and a
river otter at Point Hudson Marina.
The remaining trips to Protection Island this year are scheduled for:
10/16 (Sat.)
10/23 (Sat.)
10/30 Sat.)
11/6 (Sat.)
11/27(Sat.)
&
12/31 (Fri)

Respectfully submitted:
Peter B.

Port Townsend Marine Science Center
532 Battery Way
PortTownsend, WA 98368
(360) 385-5582
Fax: (360) 385-7248
mailto:ptmsc at olympus.net