On Saturday July 23th, Westport Seabirds had a very successfull day! With a packed boat and wonderfull weather, we were able to see many of the target birds and lots of marine mammals. The highlights include the following: good numbers of Black-footed Albatross, one Manx Shearwater, Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel, Leach's Storm-Petrel, Red Phalarope, South Polar Skua, Sabine's Gull, Arctic Tern, Cassin's Auklet and Tufted Puffin.
Mammals seen include, two Humpbacked Whales, two Grampus(Risso's Dolphin), Pacific White-Sided Dolphins, Northern Fur Seal, Elephant Seal, Dall's Porpoise and Harbor Seal.
For futher information on future pelagic trips please see our web site at www.westportseabirds.com

Bruce LaBar
Tacoma WA.
blabar at harbornet.com