N48*08.648'

W122*45.262'

2-20-09 time 0930~1130, tide incoming to high, seas calm, wind 2 mph, clear
skies temp 48 degrees.

Many species of birds were feeding on large forage fish schools in mid
channel for about one hour.

Red-throated Loon 6

Pacific Loon 12

Common Loon 1

Yellow-billed Loon 1

Red-necked Grebe 6

Pelagic cormorant 14

Double-crested Cormorant 26

Brandt's Cormorant 4

Common Murre 23

Pigeon Guillemot 17

Marbled Murrelet 10

Rhinoceros Auklet 49, There numbers have gone up in just the last two days
from seeing one to six birds a day to the 49 seen this morning.

Glaucous-winged Gull Hybrid 41

Glaucous-winged gull 12

Western Gull 1

Mew Gull 18

Black Brant 8

Surf Scoter 13

Harlequin Duck 7

Bufflehead 5

Common Goldeneye 5

Red-breasted Merganser 11

Sanderling 4

Bald Eagle 1

Song Sparrow 2

Common Raven 1

American Crow 3

In the conifer trees to the west of the parking lot were

Spotted Towhee 1

Bushtit 18

Golden-crowned Sparrow 1

Golden-crowned Kinglet 1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1

American Robin 3

House Finch 2

House sparrow 2













Bob Whitney

Port Townsend, WA

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