Subject: Columbia River, Chinook to Skamokawa
Date: Jul 23 23:12:44 2003
From: Lee & Lori Cain - loricain at charter.net


I counted the following birds while on an EcoTours jetsled trip today from
Chinook Washington, to Skamokawa, Washington:

Date: July 23, 2003

Birds seen (in taxonomic order):

Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Blue Heron 14
Turkey Vulture 7
Canada Goose 300
Gadwall 1
Mallard 4
Common Merganser 30 [1]
RUDDY DUCK 1 [2]
Osprey 2 [3]
Bald Eagle 35
Red-tailed Hawk 1
PEREGRINE FALCON 2
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
California Gull
Western Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous-winged x Western Gull
Caspian Tern
Rock Dove
Rufous Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Common Raven 1
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
American Robin
Song Sparrow

Footnotes:

[1] about 1/3-1/2 were HY birds
[2] female, near Cliff Point WA
[3] on channel marker nest in front of Skamokawa

Total number of species seen: 34

Lee Cain
Aquatic Biology/Integrated Science
Astoria High School
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