Jetty Count for
the South Jetty of the Columbia River, Clatsop Co., OR
15 Apr 2001 0940-1040hr

Tide:low
Weather: Wind SE 5-10; Temp 55F

Method: 1 hour station count from jetty 300m west of 3 rocks
SJCR using 20x60 Bushnell spotting scope and 8x50 Bushnell
binoculars. Birds were sorted as to flyby, sitting on beach,
sitting on ocean or sitting on river.

Fly Ocean Beach River total
Common Loon COLO 22 22
Pacific Loon PALO 40 6 46
RT Loon RTLO 15 63 78
loon sp. 100 100
West Grebe WEGR 1 2 3
Eared Grebe EAGR 2 2
Red-necked Grebe RNGR 1 1
Brandt's CormorantBRCO 6 6
Pelagic Cormorant PECO 1 1
Surf Scoter SUSC 203 450 653
White-wing Scoter WWSC 10 21 31
Black Scoter BLSC 4 3 7
West Gull WEGU 10 68 78
GW Gull GWGU 3 1 4
Blk-leg Kittiwake BLKI 22 2 24
Bonaparte's Gull BOGU 5 1 6
Caspian Tern CATE 3 3
Wandering Tattler WATA 1 1
Least Sandpiper LESA 5 2 7
Common Murre COMU 10 10
Pigeon Guillemot PIGU 2 2
Am Crow AMCR 5 5
Tree Swallow TRES 3 3
Savanna Sparrow SAVS 1 1
Oregon Junco DEJU 2 2

Also noted:
Ring-necked Pheasant
Lapland Longspur
Harbor Porpoise
Gray Whale
Northern Sealion
California Sealion

Notes: Weather was calm and clear. The ocean was reasonably flat.
The BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE numbers are probably an undercount as
it became difficult to know whether birds were circling or coming
by. The number of SURF SCOTERS was much larger then expected with
flocks of 10 to 50 flying through toward the end of the watch.
The TREE SWALLOWS were clearly coming in off the ocean.

A single LAPLAND LONGSPUR in nearly complete alternate plumage was
with SAVANNA SPARROWS (including one large-billed form) on the
jetty near the shorebird flats singing bits and pieces of its song.


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