Pelagic trip report:
Saturday, May 21, 2002
Newport, Oregon, to Yaquina Head and offshore 22 miles
5-hours

Three LAYSAN ALBATROSSES and 200 SABINE'S GULLS highlighted a special 5-hour pelagic trip off Newport, Oregon. Chum point was 22 miles offshore near a small shrimp dragger.

Special 5-hour trip
Newport, Oregon

3    Common Loon
70   Pacific Loon
3    Red-throated Loon
3    LAYSAN ALBATROSS
80   Black-footed Albatross
35   Pink-footed Shearwater
900  Sooty Shearwater
2    Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
2    Brown Pelican
40   Brandt's Cormorant
25   Pelagic Cormorant
4    Parasitic Jaeger
10   California Gull
40   Western Gull
6    Glaucous-winged Gull
20   Glaucous-winged x Western Gull hybrids
200  Sabine's Gull
80   Common Murre
25   Pigeon Guillemot
5    Marbled Murrelet
10   Rhinoceros Auklet

1    Harbor Seal
8    California Sea Lion