Subject: SEAWATCH: Ecola State Park - 10/29/2000
Date: Oct 29 13:04:48 2000
From: Mike Patterson - celata at pacifier.com


Seawatch Count for
Ecola Point,Ecola State Park, Clatsop Co., OR
29 Oct 2000 - 0920 to 1020

Tide: low with heavy surf
Weather: ptly cloudy
Wind WSW at 5mph; Temp 50F

Method: 60 minute (timed) station count from observation deck at Ecola
Point using 20x60 Bushnell spotting scope and 8x50 Bushnell
binoculars. Birds were sorted as to flyby, sitting rocks, sitting
on ocean.

flyby ocean rocks total
Pacific Loon PALO 3000 3 3003
RT Loon RTLO 3 3
Common Loon COLO 1 1
loon sp. 6000 6000
Western Grebe WEGR 2 2
Red-necked Grebe RNGR 1 1
Sooty Shearwater SOSH 1 1
Northern Fulmar NOFU 1 1
Brown Pelican BRPE 29 29
Brandt's Cormorant BRCO 70 4 74
Pelagic Cormorant PECO 2 2
Canada Goose CAGO 11 11
Surf Scoter SUSC 60 3 63
White-wing Scoter WWSC 23 23
Black Scoter BLSC 65 65
West Gull WEGU 20 1 4 25
GW Gull GWGU 3 3
WxGW Gull WExGW 1 1
Herring Gull HERG 3 3
California Gull CAGU 200 200
gull sp. 200 200
Black-leg Kittiwake BLKI 7 3 10
Common Murre COMU 147 147
Ancient Murrelet ANMU 1 1 2

NOTES: Good light and high visibility this morning. Loons
were going by, heading south at 100-200/min. The majority
appeared to be PACIFIC LOONS, but they were far enough out
that I placed most of them under loon sp. A single SOOTY
SHEARWATER with pale underwing linings gleaming in the sun
went by about 15 minutes into the hour. An intermediate
phase NORTHERN FULMAR drafting behind two BROWN PELICANS
went by at about 30 min into the hour.

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Mike Patterson Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo,
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---Robert Park
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