Subject: Protection Island Sightings 4/7/01
Date: Apr 9 17:53:32 2001
From: Peter Badame - ptmsc at olympus.net


The Port Townsend Marine Science Center reports the following species sightings from it's Spring Migration Cruise of Saturday, April 7th.
Regards,
Peter Badame
PTMSC
Key:
P - Protection Island & immediate vicinity
R - Rat Island/Kilisut harbor & immediate vicinity
PtH - Point Hudson marina & immediate vicinity

Common Loon - P R
Western Grebe - R
Red Necked Grebe - P R
Horned Grebe - P
Double Crested Cormorant - P R
Brandt's Cormorant - P
Pelagic Cormorant - P R
Canada Goose - 4 on P (1st sighting there in many years)
Black Brant - R PtH
White Wing scoter - P
Surf Scoter - P
Harlequin Duck - P R
Oldsquaw - Clangula hyemalis - P R
Bufflehead - P R
Red Breasted Merganser - P R
Glaucous Wing Gull - P R
Pigeon Guillemot - P R
Rhinoceros auklet - P R
Bald Eagle - 10 to12 on P, Mature & sub-adult
Kingfisher, Belted-PtH
Northwestern Crow - P R
Raven - R
Starling - PtH
Mammal Sightings
Harbor Seal - P R
Elephant Seal - P