Dear Tweeters;
Sightings on the Port Townsend Marine Science Center's April 8th Protection
Island cruise resulted in the following sightings:

Key: P-Protection Island R-Rat Island(mouth of kilisut Harbor)

Common Loon - R
Red Necked Grebe - R
Double Crested cormorant - P,R
Pelagic Cormorant - all sites
Black Brant - R
White Winged Scoter - P
Surf Scoter - P
Harlequin duck - P,R
Oldsquaw - P
Bufflehead - P,R
Red Breasted Merganser - P
Black Bellied Plover - R
Red Necked Phalarope - P
Black Turnstone - R
Sanderling - R
Mew Gull - R
Glaucus winged gull - all sites
Pigeon Guillemot - All sites
Rhinoceros auklet - North of Pt. Wilson
Bald Eagle - P (mature & immature),R (mature)
Northern Harrier - P
Red Tailed Hawk - R
Rock Dove - Pt. Hudson
Northwestern Crow - R
Starling - Pt. Hudson

The remaining cruises are scheduled for April 16th, 23 & 29 but
unfortunately they are all full with a waiting list. We will schedule
additional cruises in the Fall of 2000 and we have one sail to Protection
Island aboard the 101' schooner Adventuress scheduled for Saturday, June
17th. for information regarding any of these trips contact us at
ptmsc at olympus.net
Regards,
Peter
Port Townsend Marine Science Center
532 Battery Way
Port Townsend, WA 98368

(360) 385-5582
(360) 385-7248