The Port Townsend Marine Science Center's cruise of spring migration to
Protection Island & Kilisut Harbor on Saturday April 14th recorded the
following sightings:
Key:
P - Protection Island & environs
R - Kilisut Harbor/Rat Island & environs
PtH - Point Hudson & environs

common Loon - R
Western Grebe - Pt. Townsend Bay
Red Necked Grebe - Pt. Wilson
Horned Grebe - P
Eared Grebe - P
Double crested cormorant - P
Brandt's Cormorant - P
Pelagic Cormorant - all
G. B. Heron - P
Canada Goose - P
black Brant - P, R
Black Scoter - P
White winged scoter - all
Surf scoter - all
Harlequin Duck - R
Oldsquaw - P
Bufflehead - R
Red Breasted Merganser - R
Black Oystercatcher - P
Black bellied plover - R
Black Turnstone - R
Dunlin - R
Bonaparte Gull - PtH
Mew Gull - P
Glaucus Wing Gull - all
Common Murre - P
Pigeon Guillemot - all
Rhinoceros Auklet - P, Pt. Wilson
Bald Eagle - approx 10 (1 mature) P, 2 mature R
Northern Harrier - Male on R Female on P
Rock Dove - PtH
Belted Kingfisher - P
Violet Green Swallow - at the PTMSC (Admiralty Inlet)
Northwestern Crow - P, R
Mammals:
Harbor seal - P, R

Remaining 2001 cruises aboard the 65 foot motor yacht are scheduled for the
following dates:
Saturdays, April 21st & 28th
Saturdays, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27 Nov. 3rd & 24th
Monday, Dec. 31st
Additionally we have scheduled a 6 hour SAIL to Protection Island aboard
the 101 foot schooner ADVENTURESS for Sunday, July 15th.
Please contact the PTMSC at 360-385-5582 or ptmsc at olympus.net for
information and reservations.

Regards,
Peter Badame
PTMSC