Subject: SEAWATCH: SJCR 10/13/2001
Date: Oct 13 12:24:52 2001
From: Mike Patterson - celata at pacifier.com


Jetty Count for
the South Jetty of the Columbia River, Clatsop Co., OR
13 Oct 2001 0930-1030hr

Tide:high
Weather: Wind NW 5-10; Temp 55F

Method: 1 hour 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 Beach River total
Common Loon COLO 1 6 7
RT Loon RTLO 2 2
West Grebe WEGR 12 12
Sooty Shearwater SOSH 65 100 165
Short-tailed Shearwater STSH 3 3
Pink-footed Shearwater PFSH 2 2
BULLER'S SHEARWATER BULS 1 1
Brandt's Cormorant BRCO 28 28
Pelagic Cormorant PECO 2 2
DC Cormorant DCCO 24 24
Brown Pelican BRPE 43 10 53
Green-winged Teal GWTE 4 4
Greater Scaup GRSC 5 5
Surf Scoter SUSC 49 20 69
White-wing Scoter WWSC 12 3 15
West Gull WEGU 30 10 1 41
GW Gull GWGU 3 3
Ring-billed Gull RBGU 1 1
California Gull CAGU 30 30
Heermann's Gull HEEG 50 12 62
Black-legged Kittiwake BLKI 5 5
FRANKLIN'S GULL FRGU 1 1
gull sp. 75 75
Bl-bd Plover BBPL 18 18
Semi Plover SEPL 5 5
Dunlin DUNL 2 2
Peregrine Falcon PEFA 1 1

Notes: A flyby FRANKLIN'S GULL gave me some fits this morning as I tried
to second guess my way to something else. There was a good flock of SOOTY
SHEARWATERS near shore. At least 3 SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATERS were in the
flock as were at least 2 PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATERS. A BULLER'S SHEARWATER
was a bit further out. My criteria for countable Short-tails is fairly
narrow (little or no underwing flash when seen in same light as Sooties;
comparatively short body; contrast between cap and throat) which probably
means I am under counting them.

--
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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