Jetty Count for
the South Jetty of the Columbia River, Clatsop Co., OR
24 Nov 2000 0945-1015hr

Tide:high
Weather: Wind SSE 5-10; Temp 45F

Method: 30 minute station count from observation deck on
SJCR using 20x60 Bushnell spotting scope and 8x50 Bushnell
binoculars. Birds were sorted as to flyby or sitting
on ocean.

Fly Ocean total
Common Loon COLO 3 3
Pacific Loon PALO 2 2
RT Loon RTLO 1 1 2
loon sp. 4 4
West Grebe WEGR 4 4
Sooty Shearwater SOSH 1 1
Northern Fulmar NOFU 3 3
Brandt's Cormorant BRCO 1 1
Brant BRAN 1 1
Surf Scoter SUSC 11 11
White-wing Scoter WWSC 1 1
Thayer's Gull THGU 1 1
West Gull WEGU 14 14
GW Gull GWGU 3 3
WxGW Gull WExGW 2 2
Herring Gull HERG 10 10
California Gull CAGU 3 3
Black-leg Kittiwake BLKI 1 1 2
gull sp. 10 10
Common Murre COMU 1 1

Notes: Ocean conditions prevented a count from the jetty near the
3 rocks, so this count was from the observation deck. All
tubenoses were very close, flying between breakers at 150-200m.
SOOTY SHEARWATER showed bright white underwing coverts. Of the
3 NORTHERN FULMAR, one was a light phase (passing by twice during
the observation period) and 2 were intermediate phase.

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