Jetty Count for
the South Jetty of the Columbia River, Clatsop Co., OR
17 Nov 2001 0900-0930hr

Tide:low
Weather: Wind NE 5-10; Temp 50F

Method: 30 min station count from jetty 500m 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 total
Common Loon COLO 1 1
Pacific Loon PALO 1 1
RT Loon RTLO 5 5
loon sp. 30 3 33
Brandt's Cormorant BRCO 27 27
Pelagic Cormorant PECO 1 1
DC Cormorant DCCO 2 2
Brown Pelican BRPE 31 31
Brant BRAN 1 1
Surf Scoter SUSC 25 25
White-wing Scoter WWSC 2 200 202
Black Scoter BLSC 1 20 21
West Gull WEGU 10 3 13
GW Gull GWGU 1 1
California Gull CAGU 1 1
Black-legged Kittiwake BLKI 2 2
gull sp. 50 50
Dunlin DUNL 1 1
Ancient Murrelet ANMU 1 1

Notes: Heat distortion made for less than perfect ocean watching
this morning. Most loons seen were heading north. There were
still many BROWN PELICANS around none of which looked like they
were in any hurry to leave.

--
Mike Patterson When I despair, I remember
Astoria, OR that all through history
celata at pacifier.com the way of truth and love have always won.
There have been tyrants, and murderers,
and for a time they can seem invincible,
but in the end they always fall.
Think of it...always.
- Mahatma Gandhi

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