Seawatch Count for
Ecola Point,Ecola State Park, Clatsop Co., OR
10 MAR 2001 - 0810 to 0850hr

Tide: low and incoming
Weather: cloudy
Wind NE at 10-15mph; Temp 45F

Method: 45 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 1 1
Common Loon COLO 1 2 3
Brandt's Cormorant BRCO 3 3
Pelagic Cormorant PECO 2 4 6
Canada Goose CAGO 9 9
Harlequin Duck HADU 1 1
White-wing Scoter WWSC 35 35
West Gull WEGU 4 33 37
GW Gull GWGU 2 2
WxGW Gull WExGW 1 1
gull sp. 10 20 30
Black Oystercatcher BLOY 3 3
Common Murre COMU 370 547 917
Am Crow AMCR 2 1 3

NOTES: COMMON MURRES are beginning to gather off the rocks. There
were quite a few in the air, but no directed movement patterns were
noted. A single GRAY WHALE surfaced and spouted. A PILEATED
WOODPECKER was heard from the parking lot. 5 RED CROSSBILLS flew
over the parking lot as well. No singing crosbills were detected.

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