Subject: Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge Cruise
Date: Jan 26 11:56:27 2004
From: PT Marine Science Center - info at ptmsc.org



With calm water and pleasant skies, we had a great afternoon of birding
on the annual December 31 cruise to Protection Island National Wildlife
Refuge and the tide flat at Rat Island (near Marrowstone Island).
Sightings were as follows:

Common Loon, Red Necked Grebe, Horned Grebe, Double Crested Cormorant,
Pelagic Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Black Brant, White Wing Scooter,
Surf Scoter, Harlequin Duck, Oldsquaw, Common Golden Eye, Bufflehead,
Red Breasted Merganser, Lesser Scaup, Black Turnstone, Sanderling, Mew
Gull, Glaucous Wing Gull, Common Murre, Pigeon Gillemot, Bald Eagle,
Northwestern Crow. Several Harbor Seals were hauled up on Protection
Island and 15 Deer were spotted on the island as well.

If you're interested in a birding trip to Protection Island National
Wildlife Refuge, sign up for one of the spring migration cruises: March
20 & 27 and April 3, 10, 17 & 24. 1 pm until 4 pm. Contact the Port
Townsend Marine Science Center 360-385-5582, 1-800-566-3932 or
info at ptmsc.org.

Marilyn Friedrich
Port Townsend Marine Science Center
532 Battery Way
Fort Worden State Park
Port Townsend, WA 98368
360-385-5582 1-800-566-3932
FAX 360-385-7248
mailto:info at ptmsc.org