Phil and Chris Anderson booked three pelagics for us during our conference at Ocean Shores this past week. Both Fridays and Saturdays were able to complete a full day?s trip. However, after a valiant effort to get out Sunday, we had to cancel because of increased wind and waves. This was after getting out about 10 miles. The leaders were able to led a field trip, for most, to Tokeland and Midway Beach, once we got back to shore. Highlights from these three trips include Flesh-footed Shearwater, Short-tailed Shearwater, Red Phalaropes, South Polar Skua, Cassin?s Auklet and Tufted Puffin. Mammal highlights included one Gray Whale, one Minke Whale and one Orca (on Sunday?s brief trip).
The following are the numbers I received for Friday/Saturday/Sunday (August 21,22 and 23).

Red-throated Loon-1/1/0
Pacific Loon-3/1/0
Common Loon-3/0/0
Black-footed Albatross-50/56/0
Northern Fulmar-457/1090/0
Pink-footed Shearwaters- 3390/3594/1
Flesh-footed Shearwater-0/2/0
Sooty Shearwater: 50763/15401/8760.
Short-tailed Shearwater-0/5/0
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel-88/34/0
Brandt?s Cormorant-78/76/21
Double-crested Cormorant-53/2/5
Pelagic Cormorant-30/46/10
Brown Pelican-5200/147/278
Wandering Tattler-1/0/0
Surfbird-0/7/0
Marbled Godwit-700/0/550
Red-necked Phalarope-47/23/11
Red Phalarope-3/2/1
South Polar Skua-0/1/0
Pomarine Jaeger-2/4/1
Parasitic Jaeger-1/1/0
Common Murre-875/492/137
Pigeon Guillemot-20/11/2
Cassin?s Auklet-18/4/0
Rhinoceros Auklet-32/0/0
Tufted Puffin-0/1/0
Sabine?s Gull-11/9/0
Heermann?s Gull-1002/501/150
California Gull-1072/1505/24
Glaucous-wingedxWestern( Big Guys)-841/223/54
Arctic Tern-2/1/0
Common Tern-0/1/0

Thanks to all the Washington Ornithological Societies participants and of course Phil and Chris Anderson for providing the boat and their expertise.
Leaders for these trips were: Scott Mills, Ryan Shaw, Jim Danzenbaker, Bill Shelmerdine, Michael Donahue, Bill Tweit and myself.

For up-coming pelagic trips and to make reservations, please go to our website at www.westportseabirds.com
Bruce LaBar
Tacoma, WA