Jetty Count for
the South Jetty of the Columbia River, Clatsop Co., OR
25 Feb 2001 1045-1105hr

Tide:low
Weather: Wind NE 5-10; Temp 45F

Method: 20 minute station count from observation deck on
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 7 1 8
Pacific Loon PALO 4 4
RT Loon RTLO 6 6
loon sp. 2 2
Red-necked Grebe RNGR 3 3
Brandt's Cormorant BRCO 4 4
Surf Scoter SUSC 2 111 113
White-wing Scoter WWSC 18 13 31
Black Scoter BLSC 7 7
West Gull WEGU 1 2 5 8
GW Gull GWGU 1 6 7
Mew Gull MEGU 4 4
gull sp 60 10 70
Common Murre COMU 5 5

Notes: Weather was calm and clear. The ocean was reasonably flat.
A single LAPLAND LONGSPUR was on the shorebird flats.

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