Charlie,

Thanks for pointing out my mistake! Indeed it was Protection Island.

Russell

Charlie Wright wrote:

>Hi Russell,
>Did you mean Protection Island?
>
>Thanks,
>Charlie Wright.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Russell Rogers" <rrogers at olypen.com>
>To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 6:55 PM
>Subject: Orcas and Fulmars
>
>
>>Tweeters,
>>
>>Today my family and I took a boat ride out to Destruction Island and
>>Dungeness Spit. About a mile west of Destruction Island we came across
>>five orcas (2 adult females, 2 juv, and 1 calf). They were quite active
>>as we approached, breaching and splashing their tails on the water. As
>>we got closer I noticed a harbor seal in the middle of the group. For
>>the next 20 minutes, they tossed the seal around between them like a
>>beach ball. My assumption was that this behavior was the females giving
>>the youngsters a hunting lesson. Then they all disappeared for a few
>>minutes. Then the orcas surfaced along with miscellaneous seal parts.
>>These seal parts then attracted a large group of gulls. In with the
>>gulls was one NORTHERN FULMAR.
>>
>>Later on the seaward side of Destruction Island and Dungeness Spit I saw
>>several more NORTHERN FULMARS quite a distant out on the water. Also of
>>note, there were approx. 300 LONG-TAILED DUCKS between Destruction
>>Island and the spit.
>>
>>Good birding,
>>
>>Russell
>>
>
>

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