Pelagic trip report:
Sunday, May 6, 2001
Newport, Oregon to Daisy Bank
4-hours

Despite the threat of high winds in the forecast, we had a very beautiful, calm, morning! Too nice, in fact. The waters at our chum point, 17 miles off shore from Yaquina Head were dead. We've never before had a chum stop with ZERO birds! With no wind our fish oil slick scent didn't carry, and no seabirds were soaring. Nevertheless, we had good views of nearshore birds. Many participants joined us for shorebird watching behind the Marine Science Center after the trip. Thanks to Tom Snetsinger for keeping a running tally of birds during the trip.

Yaquina Bay to Yaquina Head
12   Common Loon
14   Pacific Loon
1    Western Grebe
1    CLARK'S GREBE
50   Brandt's Cormorant
80   Pelagic Cormorant
10   Surf Scoter
5    Bufflehead
35   Dunlin
1    Osprey
2    Black Turnstone
1    Sanderling
30   Western Sandpiper
105  Red-necked Phalarope
66   Bonaparte's Gull
2    Herring Gull
40   Western Gull
5    Glaucous-winged Gull
2    tern (sp.)
1566 Common Murre
80   Pigeon Guillemot
4    Marbled Murrelet
15   Rock Dove
2    Violet-green Swallow
5    American Crow
1    Common Raven
15   European Starling

15   California Sea Lion
1    Gray Whale


Trip out to 17 miles
12   Pacific Loon
3    Northern Fulmar
206  Sooty Shearwater
3    Pink-footed Shearwater
57   Red-necked Phalarope
1    Red Phalarope
4    Bonaparte's Gull
1    Herring Gull
36   Western Gull
147  Common Murre
9    Rhinoceros Auklet