7:30-9:30 (2/19): squalls early becoming partly clear, wind W 10-20, swells 10+, everything south unless noted 700 Red-throated Loon 120 Pacific Loon 80 Common Loon 2 Horned Grebe 6 Red-necked Grebe 10 Western Grebe 15 Northern Fulmar (7 light, 8 dark) 1 Manx-type Shearwater (S by itself 3/4 mile, blackish upperparts consistent w/Manx) 1 Short-tailed Shearwater 80 Brandt's Cormorant 30 Pelagic Cormorant 180 Cackling Goose (3 flocks S inc pure flock of 70 Aleutians at close range) 3 Brant (N) 10 Black Scoter 6 White-winged Scoter 150 Surf Scoter 1 Red-breasted Merganser 50 Mew Gull 80 California Gull 30 Herring Gull 400 Western Gull 400 Glaucous-winged Gull (most immature) 500+ larus sp.700+ Black-legged Kittiwake (steady 5-20/min after 8:00, close in birds 80%+ adult)
12000+ Common Murre (steady flocks S) 4 Pigeon Guillemot165+ Marbled Murrelet (steady scattered S with up to 15 parked in view)
6 Ancient Murrelet (S) 1 Cassin's Auklet 90 Rhinoceros Auklet (most S) Phil philliplc@xxxxxxxxxxx OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx