Subject: [Tweeters] Fwd: Another Live Horned Puffin
Date: Mar 15 09:05:46 2007
From: Mike Patterson - celata at pacifier.com


You all may not be aware, but this has been a significant HORNED
PUFFIN year. This is the second live Horned Puffin that Sharnelle
has received. She also got a THICK-BILLED MURRE that eventually
died. At least 2 dead Thick-bills have been recovered on Oregon
Beaches, 20+ Horned Puffins, 2 Mottled Petrels and 100's of Rhinoceros
Auklets....

> Sharnelle Fee wrote:
>
> Hi Mike:
>
> Yesterday, we received another live Horned Puffin from Ocean Park beach [Pacific Co., WA
> -- very thin and
> weak. The finder reported 40 dead Rhinoceros Auklets among the significant plastic
> flotsam at the high tide line as well. We also received a thin, mature Common Murre in
> breeding plumage from Cannon Beach.
>

--
Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
celata at pacifier.com

Yes, I'm sure, but I still don't think I'll count them
http://www.surfbirds.com/blogs/mbalame/archives/004476.html