Bird Records for Some Sites in the Lincoln City (Oregon) Area (Part B)
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Chap. 5. MARSH/POND SOUTHEAST OF THE LINCOLN CITY
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
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5-A. INTRODUCTION AND STUDY AREA
Approx. Center of Site: 44 55.7' N, 124 00.1' W
Location: Township 7S, Range 11W, SW 1/4 of Section 26
Area Studied: ?
Habitat(s) Studied: freshwater marsh/pond
Elevation: <20 ft (<6 m)
Minimum Distance to Coastline: 1.0 mi (1.6 km).
These three observations are all the records that we have that were
made through December 1992; they have been double-checked against the
original field notes.
This permanent marsh/pond is shown as a body of water in the 1984
Lincoln City 7.5' quadrangle and is within the city limits of Lincoln City.
In the 1970's, this site was hard to observe because of all the brush
around it.
Although we only have three incidental observations, they are useful
because they indicate that this site may be used by Wood Ducks and American
Bitterns. Although they may be fairly common, bitterns are secretive and
are rarely observed in Lincoln County, so their status is unclear.
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5-B. RESULTS
Observations by Range Bayer (RB) and Phil Pickering (PP) include:
02/03/74 (RB). At least one Great Blue Heron.
03/23/74 (0920 PST)(RB). 3 male and 7 female Wood Ducks involved in
courtship displays, 3 Great Blue Herons.
09/16/84 (PP). 1 American Bittern, 5 Wood Ducks.
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Chap. 6. MOUTH OF SCHOONER CREEK
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6-A. INTRODUCTION
These are all the records that we have that were made through December
1992. All these records have been double-checked against the original
field notes for accuracy. All observations were by Range Bayer.
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6-B. STUDY AREA AND METHODS
Approx. Center of Site: 44 55.6' N, 124 00.6' W
Location: Township 7S, Range 11W, NE 1/4 of Section 34
Area Studied: ?
Habitat(s) Studied: estuarine creek
Elevation: sea level
Minimum Distance to Coastline: 0.4 mi (0.6 km).
Schooner Creek flows into North Siletz Bay just west of the Highway
101 Bridge over Schooner Creek; however, the area included in this Chapter
is the portion of Schooner Creek that was visible with binoculars eastward
from the east side of this Bridge; this was a distance of about 0.25 mi
(0.4 km). This observation point was obnoxious because of the high volume
and closeness of traffic.
The purpose of Bayer's observations in December 1973-May 1974 was to
census nonflying Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets, but, because there
were so few birds, he also sometimes noted the presence of other birds.
Each census took 5 min or less, and Bayer also usually estimated average
windspeed in miles/hr with a hand-held Dwyer Wind Meter and recorded if it
was precipitating.
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6-C. RESULTS
6-C-1. HUMAN DISTURBANCE
People or their dogs were recorded several times during observations
(Table 6.1), and Bayer sometimes may have not recorded their presence.
Further, traffic noise was unpredictable and sometimes loud, which may have
caused birds to avoid this area.
6-C-2. BIRD PRESENCE
It is doubtful if the general lack of birds at this site was due to
inclement weather, as it was only stormy on 3 February 1974 (Table 6.1).
Great Blue Herons were rare, and Great Egrets were never recorded
during these daylight censuses. But there were few days of observations
(Table 6.1), and the amount of human disturbance during the day seemed
considerable. Bayer suspects that Great Blue Herons and other birds may
have used this site during darkness, as they do at Yaquina Estuary at
highly disturbed sites.
Besides Great Blue Herons, the only two other species recorded here
were Spotted Sandpipers and Belted Kingfishers (Table 6.1).
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6-D. TABLE
TABLE 6.1. Censuses of Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets near the mouth
of Schooner Creek by Range Bayer. Wind speed is in miles/hr.
Census Time=starting time of a census. All times are in Pacific Standard
Time (PST) by the 24 hour clock (i.e., 1200 is added to times in the
afternoon, so 1 PM=1300).
Low Time=time at the start of a census relative to the estimated time of
the closest low tide (to be added in the future)
Tide Hght=estimated tide height of the closest low tide (to be added in the
future)
.=zero. A "." is used to enhance readability of when a bird was present.
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Census Low Tide
Time Time Hght Number....
Date (PST) (hr) (ft) GBHe GrEg Incidental Notes
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12/31/73 1015 ? ? 1 . Calm, no rain
" 1330 ? ? . . Calm, no rain
" 1530 ? ? . . Calm, no rain
02/02/74 1720 ? ? 1 .
02/03/74 1300 ? ? . . 1 fisherman; mist, wind 15-25
" 1330 ? ? . . Wind 15-25
" 1415 ? ? . . Rain, wind 10-25
" 1500 ? ? . . Rain, wind 10-25
" 1530 ? ? . . Rain, wind 15-25
03/22/74 0625 ? ? . . Calm, overcast
" 0830 ? ? . . Calm, overcast
" 0900 ? ? . . Dog playing in water
" 1600 ? ? . .
" 1630 ? ? . . Sunny, light breeze
" 1800 ? ? . . Calm, 1 flying Belted Kingfisher
" 1815 ? ? . . Calm, 1 flying Belted Kingfisher
" 1830 ? ? . . Calm
03/23/74 0605 ? ? . . Calm, overcast
" 1630 ? ? . . Sunny, wind 5-10; people on bank
" 1730 ? ? . . Sunny, wind 5-8; people on bank
" 1815 ? ? . . Sunny, wind 5-8; people on bank
05/18/74 1250 ? ? . . Overcast, wind 3-5
" 1330 ? ? . . Overcast, wind 3-5
" 1400 ? ? . . Overcast, wind 3-5
" 1440 ? ? . . Overcast, wind 3-5
" 1540 ? ? . . Overcast, wind 3-5
" 1600 ? ? . . Overcast, wind 3-5
" 1745 ? ? . . Overcast, wind 3-5
05/20/74 0820 ? ? . . Calm
" 0910 ? ? . . Calm
" 0945 ? ? . . Calm, overcast; 1 Spotted
Sandpiper
" 1015 ? ? . . Calm, overcast
" 1045 ? ? . . Calm, overcast
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Chap. 7. NORTH SILETZ BAY
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7-A. INTRODUCTION
Observations made through December 1992 are given here; one more
recent observation was also discovered and included. All these records
have been double-checked against the original reports for accuracy.
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7-B. STUDY AREA
Approx. Center of Site: 44 55.3' N, 124 01.1' W
Location: Township 7S, Range 11W, Section 34
Area Studied: ?
Habitat(s) Studied: estuary (intertidal & channel)
Elevation: sea level
Minimum Distance to Coastline: 0 mi (0 km).
Although many people may not divide Siletz Bay into two parts, the
Cutler City Peninsula is a natural landmark that divides Siletz Bay into
North and South portions. An important reason for doing so is that these
portions differ significantly physically and in their bird communities.
North Siletz Bay is much more influenced by the ocean and is sandier,
but South Siletz Bay is more influenced by freshwater outflows from the
Siletz River and Drift Creek and consequently has finer sediments
(Rauw 1975:117). Although it is beyond the scope of this report to examine
in detail the differences in bird communities between North and South
Siletz Bay, they exist and are significant.
Both Phil Pickering and Bayer defined the North Bay as the portion of
Siletz Bay north of an imaginary line drawn west from the Josephine Young
Memorial Park at the western tip of the Cutler City Peninsula. Birds on
the west side of Salishan Spit north of this imaginary line are also
included.
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7-C. BAYER'S METHODS
From December 1973 through May 1974, Bayer conducted 87 censuses of
nonflying Great Blue Herons and Great Egrets during seven days (Table 7.2).
He used 7 x 35 binoculars and a 20x spotting scope from an observation
point along the roadside just south of the Highway 101 bridge over Schooner
Creek. Because there were so few birds, he also sometimes noted the
presence of other birds (which are recorded in Table 7.3). Each census
took 20 min or less, and Bayer also often estimated average wind speed in
miles/hr with a hand-held Dwyer Wind Meter and recorded if it was
precipitating (Table 7.2). The wind speed at Bayer's observation point may
have been different than out on North Bay where the birds were.
From 28 November 1981 through 8 April 1982, Bayer used a 20x spotting
scope and 7 x 35 binoculars to make 11 censuses of nonflying waterbirds
along the roadside just south of the Highway 101 bridge over Schooner Creek
(Table 7.1). He counted birds during a single sweep of North Bay, but he
did not count shorebirds and usually also did not count Belted Kingfishers
or crows, although he did include nonflying gulls on the west side of
Salishan Spit.
Unfortunately, Bayer did not record the starting nor the ending time
of many of his waterbird censuses (Table 7.1). But he tried to census
during high tides (i.e., 3 hr or more from low tide), and it is his
recollection that his censuses took less than 15-20 min each.
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7-D. PICKERING'S METHODS
Pickering made 49 censuses of waterbirds and shorebirds from the Taft
City Boat Dock and also from the roadside just south of the Highway 101
bridge over Schooner Creek. From 13 April through 14 August 1982, he
counted birds just with binoculars and from 12 September 1982 through 11
December 1985 he also used his 22x spotting scope (Table 7.1). It is
important to note that it is not possible to census small birds (i.e.,
shorebirds) with only binoculars from these two observations points, so
some of the smaller birds may have been missed during his observations with
only binoculars.
Pickering observed birds during a single sweep of North Bay, but he
did not count Belted Kingfishers or crows and may have often overlooked
Great Blue Herons and Killdeer. He usually estimated numbers of gulls and
small shorebirds but individually counted other birds.
Unfortunately, Pickering did not record the ending time for all his
censuses, but the duration for those that he did was usually about 30 min.
However, he may have rounded off the starting and ending times of his
censuses to the nearest quarter or half hour. His censuses took longer
than Bayer's because he made observations from two observations points and
he censused all waterbirds.
Pickering generally observed birds within 3 hr of predicted low tide
(Table 7.1).
Pickering did not record the presence of people or dogs.
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7-E. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
7-E-1. HUMAN DISTURBANCE
In 1973-1974, Bayer noted that people were often on or around North
Bay (Table 7.2), perhaps because the sandflats were easy to walk on without
sinking. He noted shrimpers (fishermen using a shrimp "gun" to extract
mud/sand shrimp for fish bait), fishermen, and, on 18 May 1974, people
playing baseball out on North Bay near Cutler City (Table 7.2). Further,
Bayer several times (including the afternoon of 3 February 1974) observed
people walking from Cutler City unleash their dogs, which often proceeded
to chase gulls and other birds from North Bay. Since Bayer did not
routinely census the number of people on or along North Bay during his
censuses in Table 7.2, people were present much often than his records
indicate.
Unfortunately, Bayer did not census people in his later censuses and
Pickering did not census people either (Table 7.1), so the presence and
abundance of people at North Bay is less clear than for birds.
For some birds, the presence of certain kinds of people may have been
beneficial; crows and gulls were attracted to sites where clammers or
shrimpers had been digging because crows and gulls fed on broken clams and
other food items brought to the surface. However, all birds avoided
people.
Although researchers may wish to study and observe birds at North Bay,
researchers need to also record the number of people and dogs and their
activities because people and dogs can be a significant factor affecting
bird presence, distribution, and abundance at North Siletz Bay.
7-E-2. TOTAL SPECIES
51 taxa of water and shorebirds were recorded here (Table 7.4).
7-E-3. BROWN PELICANS
Brown Pelicans were extraordinarily abundant at North Siletz Bay in
September and October 1982 (Table 7.1a). Similarly, the peak abundance of
pelicans at Yaquina Estuary occurred in 1982 at the same time (Bayer
unpubl. data).
7-E-4. OVERLOOKED SPECIES
Pickering may have missed Great Blue Herons and Killdeer because he
was mainly interested in other species. But up to 13 Great Blue Herons
were counted, although they were often absent in late March and May during
their nesting season (Tables 7.1b and 7.2). Great Egrets were not
recorded, although they were looked for.
Raptors that forage at intertidal areas are easy to miss because they
may be regularly present for only a brief time, or, like Bald Eagles, spend
an average of about 90% of their time perched at or adjacent to intertidal
areas (Bayer 1987) so that they are too inactive to be spotted. The only
two raptors recorded here were the Bald Eagle and Osprey, but Bayer
suspects that Peregrine Falcons and Merlins may also have sometimes been
present at North Siletz Bay.
Like raptors, Belted Kingfishers often spend a lot of time perched
adjacent to intertidal areas and are also difficult to census because they
are small and inconspicuous. Neither Bayer nor Pickering made a special
effort to census them, so they are undoubtedly more common than our
censuses would indicate.
Crows were rarely censused (Table 7.1h), but they are a very important
member of the intertidal bird community in Lincoln County, and, in Bayer's
opinion, may have more of an impact than shorebirds during much of the
year. Ravens were not recorded and are rare in intertidal areas of Lincoln
County, although they are sometimes present in adjacent upland areas.
7-E-5. TIDAL CONDITION
It is not within the scope of this report to determine how the
presence or abundance of birds changed with changing tides.
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7-F. TABLES
TABLE 7.1. Censuses of waterbirds at North Siletz Bay. 11 censuses from
November 1981-5 April 1982 were by Range Bayer, and 49 censuses from 13
April 1982-1985 were by Phil Pickering.
Census Time=time during which a census occurred. All times are in Pacific
Standard Time (PST) by the 24 hour clock (i.e., 1200 is added to times
in the afternoon, so 1 PM=1300).
Duration=duration of census.
?=unknown.
Low Time=time at the start of a census relative to the time of the closest
low time predicted for the Siletz River entrance.
.=zero. A "." is used to enhance readability of when a bird was present.
X=taxon present, but not censused.
+=at least the indicated number of birds were present.
M=male.
F=female or immature male in female-type plumage.
BP=breeding plumage.
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TABLE 7.1a (loons-Double-crested Cormorant at North Siletz Bay):
RTLo=Red-throated Loon RNGr=Red-necked Grebe
PaLo=Pacific Loon WeGr=Western Grebe
CoLo=Common Loon BrPe=Brown Pelican
HoGr=Horned Grebe DCCo=Double-c. Cormorant
Census Dur- Low
Time ation Time Number of Birds........................
Date (PST) (min) (hr) RTLo PaLo CoLo HoGr RNGr WeGr BrPe DCCo
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11/28/81 ? ? ? 1 1 3 . 1 . . 1
11/30/81 ? ? ? . . 2 . . 6 . .
12/07/81 ? ? ? . 1 3 . . . . .
12/20/81 ? ? ? . . 7 1 . . . .
12/24/81 ? ? ? . . 3 1 1 . . .
01/30/82 1400-? ? +3.4 . . 4 . . . . .
02/18/82 0900-? ? +6.7 . . 8 2 . . . .
03/14/82 1527-? ? +5.4 . . . . . . . .
03/25/82 1345-? ? -5.4 . . 6 8 2 . . .
04/06/82 1108-? ? +5.4 . . 4 3 . . . .
04/08/82 1233-? ? +5.5 . . 3 . . . . .
04/13/82 1300-? ? +2.8 . . 1 2 . . . .
04/14/82 1000-? ? -1.0 . . 8 7 4 . . .
04/18/82 1700-? ? +1.9 . . 2 2 . . . .
04/20/82 1100-? ? -5.6 . . 4 4 . . . .
04/21/82 0900-? ? +3.9 . . 2 4 . . . .
04/22/82 0900-? ? +3.1 . . 1 1 . . . .
04/23/82 1830-? ? -0.2 . . . 1 . . . .
05/09/82 1800-? ? -1.8 . . 1 . . . . 1
05/13/82 0800-? ? -2.5 . . . . . . . .
08/14/82 0600-? ? +3.5 . 1 1 . . . . .
09/12/82 1630-? ? +2.6 . . . . . . 18 .
09/16/82 1530-? ? -2.7 . . . . . . 19 .
09/21/82 0700-0800 60 -2.1 . . . . . . 67 .
09/25/82 0700-? ? -5.3 . . . 1 . . 188 .
09/26/82 1700-dusk ? +3.3 . . . . . . 175 .
09/28/82 1200-? ? -3.9 . . 1 . 2 . 216 .
10/02/82 1500-? ? -3.6 . . 1 1 . 2 78 .
10/17/82 1600-? ? -3.4 . . . . . . 8 .
10/31/82 1500-dusk ? -3.2 . . . 2 . 4 33 .
12/19/82 0900-? ? 0.0 1 . 5 1 . . . 4
01/01/83 0900-0930 30 +1.1 . 1 2 3 . . . .
01/11/83 0800-? ? +3.3 . 1 5 3 . . . .
01/16/83 0900-1000 60 +0.9 . 2 3 6 . . . .
01/23/83 1530-? ? +1.1 . . 3 3 . 1 . 6
01/25/83 1500-? ? -1.5 . . 6 1 . . . .
01/27/83 0830-? ? +3.4 . . 1 4 . . . .
01/30/83 1500-? ? -5.5 . . 6 2 . . . .
02/03/83 0900-? ? -2.5 7 . 10 1 . . . 3
02/13/83 0800-? ? +0.8 . . 7 . . . . 1
03/29/83 1400-? ? -5.6 1 . 8 1 . . . 3
04/20/83 0800-? ? -5.0 . . 3 2 . . . .
05/15/83 0700-? ? -1.9 . . 1 . . . . .
12/11/83 0930-1000 30 -2.3 . . 3 4 . 2 . .
02/05/84 0800-0815 15 -1.0 . . 6 6 . . . .
02/22/84 0930-1000 30 -2.0 4 2 10 9 1 2 . .
03/07/84 0800-0830 30 -1.9 . 2 9 7 . . . .
04/29/84 1700-1715 15 -1.0 . . 5 2 . . . .
07/18/84 0800-? ? -2.3 . 1 3 . . 1 . .
08/01/84 0800-? ? -1.7 . 2 3 . . . . .
09/16/84 0930-1000 30 -0.4 . . 2 2 . . 8 4
09/23/84 1600-1630 30 -1.5 . . 3 . . . . 15
01/13/85 1130-1200 30 -0.7 . . 2 2 . . . 1
02/12/85 1300-1330 30 0.0 . . 5 2 . . . 1
03/17/85 1500-1530 30 -2.0 1 . 5 3 2 . . .
09/22/85 1100-1130 30 -2.0 . 1 2 . . . 4 .
10/03/85 0830-0900 30 -0.4 . 1 2 . . . 16 .
11/11/85 1300-1330 30 -5.1 . 1 3 1 1 . . .
11/24/85 1330-? ? -4.0 2 1 5 3 1 . . .
12/11/85 1530-? ? -3.2 3 1 4 4 2 . . .
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TABLE 7.1b (Brandt's Cormorant-wigeon at North Siletz Bay):
BrCo=Brandt's Cormorant AmWi=American Wigeon
PeCo=Pelagic Cormorant
GBHe=Great Blue Heron
NoPi=Northern Pintail
Census Dur- Low
Time ation Time Number of Birds.........
Date (PST) (min) (hr) BrCo PeCo GBHe NoPi AmWi
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11/28/81 ? ? ? . . . . 52
11/30/81 ? ? ? . . . . 27
12/07/81 ? ? ? . 1 . . .
12/20/81 ? ? ? . . 6 . 1
12/24/81 ? ? ? . . . . .
01/30/82 1400-? ? +3.4 . . . . 7
02/18/82 0900-? ? +6.7 . . . . .
03/14/82 1527-? ? +5.4 . . . . .
03/25/82 1345-? ? -5.4 . . . . .
04/06/82 1108-? ? +5.4 . . . . .
04/08/82 1233-? ? +5.5 . . . . .
04/13/82 1300-? ? +2.8 . . 1 . .
04/14/82 1000-? ? -1.0 . . 2 . .
04/18/82 1700-? ? +1.9 . . 3 . .
04/20/82 1100-? ? -5.6 . . 2 . .
04/21/82 0900-? ? +3.9 . . 1 . .
04/22/82 0900-? ? +3.1 . . 1 . .
04/23/82 1830-? ? -0.2 . . . . .
05/09/82 1800-? ? -1.8 . . . . .
05/13/82 0800-? ? -2.5 . . . . .
08/14/82 0600-? ? +3.5 . . 13 . .
09/12/82 1630-? ? +2.6 . . ? . .
09/16/82 1530-? ? -2.7 . . ? . .
09/21/82 0700-0800 60 -2.1 . . ? . .
09/25/82 0700-? ? -5.3 . . ? . 5
09/26/82 1700-dusk ? +3.3 . . ? . .
09/28/82 1200-? ? -3.9 . . ? . .
10/02/82 1500-? ? -3.6 . . ? . .
10/17/82 1600-? ? -3.4 . . ? . .
10/31/82 1500-dusk ? -3.2 . . ? . .
12/19/82 0900-? ? 0.0 . . ? . .
01/01/83 0900-0930 30 +1.1 . . ? . 31
01/11/83 0800-? ? +3.3 . . ? 1 .
01/16/83 0900-1000 60 +0.9 . . ? . 34
01/23/83 1530-? ? +1.1 . . ? . 21
01/25/83 1500-? ? -1.5 . . ? . .
01/27/83 0830-? ? +3.4 . . ? . 36
01/30/83 1500-? ? -5.5 . . ? . .
02/03/83 0900-? ? -2.5 . . ? . .
02/13/83 0800-? ? +0.8 . 2 ? . .
03/29/83 1400-? ? -5.6 . . ? . .
04/20/83 0800-? ? -5.0 . 5 ? . .
05/15/83 0700-? ? -1.9 1 . ? . .
12/11/83 0930-1000 30 -2.3 . . ? . .
02/05/84 0800-0815 15 -1.0 . . ? . .
02/22/84 0930-1000 30 -2.0 . . ? . 12
03/07/84 0800-0830 30 -1.9 . . ? . 26
04/29/84 1700-1715 15 -1.0 . . ? . .
07/18/84 0800-? ? -2.3 . . ? . .
08/01/84 0800-? ? -1.7 . . ? 7 .
09/16/84 0930-1000 30 -0.4 . 1 ? . .
09/23/84 1600-1630 30 -1.5 . . ? . .
01/13/85 1130-1200 30 -0.7 . 1 ? . 35
02/12/85 1300-1330 30 0.0 . 3 ? . 20
03/17/85 1500-1530 30 -2.0 . 10 ? . 2
09/22/85 1100-1130 30 -2.0 . . ? . .
10/03/85 0830-0900 30 -0.4 . . ? . .
11/11/85 1300-1330 30 -5.1 . 3 ? . 11
11/24/85 1330-? ? -4.0 . 2 ? . 6
12/11/85 1530-? ? -3.2 . . ? . 45
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TABLE 7.1c (scaup-scoters at North Siletz Bay):
scau=scaup spp. BlSc=Black Scoter
scot=total scoters (including ones SuSc=Surf Scoter
not identified to species) WWSc=White-wng. Scoter
Census Dur- Low
Time ation Time Number of Birds..........
Date (PST) (min) (hr) scau scot BlSc SuSc WWSco
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11/28/81 ? ? ? . 8 . X X
11/30/81 ? ? ? . 7 1 X X
12/07/81 ? ? ? . 15 9 X X
12/20/81 ? ? ? . 7 7 . .
12/24/81 ? ? ? . 2 1 ? ?
01/30/82 1400-? ? +3.4 . 6 4 ? ?
02/18/82 0900-? ? +6.7 . 6 1 2 3
03/14/82 1527-? ? +5.4 . 5 2 3 .
03/25/82 1345-? ? -5.4 . 2 . 2 .
04/06/82 1108-? ? +5.4 . 1 . 1 .
04/08/82 1233-? ? +5.5 . 1 . ? ?
04/13/82 1300-? ? +2.8 . 24 15M9F . .
04/14/82 1000-? ? -1.0 . 30 18M11F 1 .
04/18/82 1700-? ? +1.9 . . . . .
04/20/82 1100-? ? -5.6 . . . . .
04/21/82 0900-? ? +3.9 . . . . .
04/22/82 0900-? ? +3.1 . . . . .
04/23/82 1830-? ? -0.2 . . . . .
05/09/82 1800-? ? -1.8 . . . . .
05/13/82 0800-? ? -2.5 . . . . .
08/14/82 0600-? ? +3.5 . . . . .
09/12/82 1630-? ? +2.6 . . . . .
09/16/82 1530-? ? -2.7 . . . . .
09/21/82 0700-0800 60 -2.1 . . . . .
09/25/82 0700-? ? -5.3 . . . . .
09/26/82 1700-dusk ? +3.3 . . . . .
09/28/82 1200-? ? -3.9 . . . . .
10/02/82 1500-? ? -3.6 . . . . .
10/17/82 1600-? ? -3.4 . . . . .
10/31/82 1500-dusk ? -3.2 . . . . .
12/19/82 0900-? ? 0.0 . . . . .
01/01/83 0900-0930 30 +1.1 . . . . .
01/11/83 0800-? ? +3.3 . . . . .
01/16/83 0900-1000 60 +0.9 . . . . .
01/23/83 1530-? ? +1.1 . 4 3 1 .
01/25/83 1500-? ? -1.5 . . . . .
01/27/83 0830-? ? +3.4 1 41 31M7F . 3
01/30/83 1500-? ? -5.5 . 5 1M . 4
02/03/83 0900-? ? -2.5 . 2 . . 2
02/13/83 0800-? ? +0.8 . 15 9M6F . .
03/29/83 1400-? ? -5.6 . 4 2M . 2
04/20/83 0800-? ? -5.0 . 1 1M . .
05/15/83 0700-? ? -1.9 . . . . .
12/11/83 0930-1000 30 -2.3 1 17 7M8F . 2
02/05/84 0800-0815 15 -1.0 . 2 2 . .
02/22/84 0930-1000 30 -2.0 . . . . .
03/07/84 0800-0830 30 -1.9 . 3 3 . .
04/29/84 1700-1715 15 -1.0 . . . . .
07/18/84 0800-? ? -2.3 . . . . .
08/01/84 0800-? ? -1.7 . . . . .
09/16/84 0930-1000 30 -0.4 . . . . .
09/23/84 1600-1630 30 -1.5 . 4 2 2 .
01/13/85 1130-1200 30 -0.7 . 4 4 . .
02/12/85 1300-1330 30 0.0 . 9 8 1 .
03/17/85 1500-1530 30 -2.0 . . . . .
09/22/85 1100-1130 30 -2.0 . . . . .
10/03/85 0830-0900 30 -0.4 . . . . .
11/11/85 1300-1330 30 -5.1 . 3 3 . .
11/24/85 1330-? ? -4.0 . 14 14 . .
12/11/85 1530-? ? -3.2 . 16 16 . .
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TABLE 7.1d (goldeneye-American Coot at North Siletz Bay):
CoGo=Common Goldeneye RBMe=Red-br. Merganser
Buff=Bufflehead AmCo=American Coot
CoMe=Common Merganser
Census Dur- Low
Time ation Time Number of Birds.........
Date (PST) (min) (hr) CoGo Buff CoMe RBMe AmCo
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11/28/81 ? ? ? 5 1 . 1 .
11/30/81 ? ? ? . . . . .
12/07/81 ? ? ? 1 . . . .
12/20/81 ? ? ? 1 3 . 2 .
12/24/81 ? ? ? . . . 2 .
01/30/82 1400-? ? +3.4 10 . . 1 .
02/18/82 0900-? ? +6.7 1 . . 1 .
03/14/82 1527-? ? +5.4 . . . . .
03/25/82 1345-? ? -5.4 . . . 5 .
04/06/82 1108-? ? +5.4 . . . 8 .
04/08/82 1233-? ? +5.5 . . . 4 .
04/13/82 1300-? ? +2.8 . . . 4M3F .
04/14/82 1000-? ? -1.0 4M3F . . 7M4F .
04/18/82 1700-? ? +1.9 . . . 8 .
04/20/82 1100-? ? -5.6 . . . 8 .
04/21/82 0900-? ? +3.9 . . . 5 .
04/22/82 0900-? ? +3.1 . . . 3 .
04/23/82 1830-? ? -0.2 . . . . .
05/09/82 1800-? ? -1.8 . . . . .
05/13/82 0800-? ? -2.5 . . . . .
08/14/82 0600-? ? +3.5 . . . . .
09/12/82 1630-? ? +2.6 . . . . .
09/16/82 1530-? ? -2.7 . . . . .
09/21/82 0700-0800 60 -2.1 . . . . .
09/25/82 0700-? ? -5.3 . . . . .
09/26/82 1700-dusk ? +3.3 . . . . .
09/28/82 1200-? ? -3.9 . . . . .
10/02/82 1500-? ? -3.6 . . . . .
10/17/82 1600-? ? -3.4 . . . . .
10/31/82 1500-dusk ? -3.2 . . . . .
12/19/82 0900-? ? 0.0 1M2F . . . 3
01/01/83 0900-0930 30 +1.1 2M3F . . . .
01/11/83 0800-? ? +3.3 3M3F . . . .
01/16/83 0900-1000 60 +0.9 3 . . 18 .
01/23/83 1530-? ? +1.1 1M1F . . 15 .
01/25/83 1500-? ? -1.5 2 . . . .
01/27/83 0830-? ? +3.4 1M2F 2 . . .
01/30/83 1500-? ? -5.5 . . . 5 .
02/03/83 0900-? ? -2.5 2 . . 7 .
02/13/83 0800-? ? +0.8 . . . 8 .
03/29/83 1400-? ? -5.6 . 3 . 1 .
04/20/83 0800-? ? -5.0 . . . . .
05/15/83 0700-? ? -1.9 . . . . .
12/11/83 0930-1000 30 -2.3 2F . . 3 .
02/05/84 0800-0815 15 -1.0 4 . . 11 .
02/22/84 0930-1000 30 -2.0 1M3F . . 19 .
03/07/84 0800-0830 30 -1.9 2F . . 10 .
04/29/84 1700-1715 15 -1.0 . . . 2 .
07/18/84 0800-? ? -2.3 . . . . .
08/01/84 0800-? ? -1.7 . . . . .
09/16/84 0930-1000 30 -0.4 . . . . .
09/23/84 1600-1630 30 -1.5 . . . . .
01/13/85 1130-1200 30 -0.7 3 . . 18 .
02/12/85 1300-1330 30 0.0 . . . 11 .
03/17/85 1500-1530 30 -2.0 . . . 5 .
09/22/85 1100-1130 30 -2.0 . . . . .
10/03/85 0830-0900 30 -0.4 . . . . .
11/11/85 1300-1330 30 -5.1 5 . . 5 .
11/24/85 1330-? ? -4.0 11 . . 5 .
12/11/85 1530-? ? -3.2 12 . . 30 .
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TABLE 7.1e (plover-turnstone at North Siletz Bay):
BBPl=Black-bellied Plover GrYe=Greater Yellowlegs
SPPl=Semipalmated Plover Whim=Whimbrel
Kill=Killdeer BlTu=Black Turnstone
Census Dur- Low
Time ation Time Number of Birds..............
Date (PST) (min) (hr) BBPl SPPl Kill GrYe Whim BlTu
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11/28/81 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
11/30/81 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
12/07/81 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
12/20/81 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
12/24/81 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
01/30/82 1400-? ? +3.4 ? ? ? ? ? ?
02/18/82 0900-? ? +6.7 ? ? ? ? ? ?
03/14/82 1527-? ? +5.4 ? ? ? ? ? ?
03/25/82 1345-? ? -5.4 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/06/82 1108-? ? +5.4 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/08/82 1233-? ? +5.5 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/13/82 1300-? ? +2.8 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/14/82 1000-? ? -1.0 ? ? ? ? ? 28
04/18/82 1700-? ? +1.9 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/20/82 1100-? ? -5.6 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/21/82 0900-? ? +3.9 ? 6 ? ? ? ?
04/22/82 0900-? ? +3.1 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/23/82 1830-? ? -0.2 ? ? ? ? ? ?
05/09/82 1800-? ? -1.8 ? ? ? ? ? ?
05/13/82 0800-? ? -2.5 ? ? ? ? ? ?
08/14/82 0600-? ? +3.5 ? ? ? ? ? ?
09/12/82 1630-? ? +2.6 . 49 ? . . .
09/16/82 1530-? ? -2.7 . 5 ? . . .
09/21/82 0700-0800 60 -2.1 . 5 ? . . .
09/25/82 0700-? ? -5.3 . 24 ? . . .
09/26/82 1700-dusk ? +3.3 . 20 ? . . .
09/28/82 1200-? ? -3.9 . 7 ? . . .
10/02/82 1500-? ? -3.6 . . ? . . .
10/17/82 1600-? ? -3.4 . . ? . . .
10/31/82 1500-dusk ? -3.2 2 . ? . . .
12/19/82 0900-? ? 0.0 . . ? . . .
01/01/83 0900-0930 30 +1.1 . . ? . . .
01/11/83 0800-? ? +3.3 . . ? . . 18
01/16/83 0900-1000 60 +0.9 . . ? . . 51
01/23/83 1530-? ? +1.1 . . ? . . .
01/25/83 1500-? ? -1.5 . . ? . . 35
01/27/83 0830-? ? +3.4 . . ? . . .
01/30/83 1500-? ? -5.5 . . ? . . .
02/03/83 0900-? ? -2.5 . . ? . . .
02/13/83 0800-? ? +0.8 . . ? . . .
03/29/83 1400-? ? -5.6 . . ? . . .
04/20/83 0800-? ? -5.0 . . ? . . .
05/15/83 0700-? ? -1.9 . 2 ? . 3 .
12/11/83 0930-1000 30 -2.3 . . ? . . 20
02/05/84 0800-0815 15 -1.0 . . ? . . 12
02/22/84 0930-1000 30 -2.0 . . ? . . .
03/07/84 0800-0830 30 -1.9 . . ? . . .
04/29/84 1700-1715 15 -1.0 . . ? . 2 .
07/18/84 0800-? ? -2.3 . . ? . 11 .
08/01/84 0800-? ? -1.7 . . ? 2 41 .
09/16/84 0930-1000 30 -0.4 . . ? . . .
09/23/84 1600-1630 30 -1.5 . . ? . . .
01/13/85 1130-1200 30 -0.7 . . ? . . .
02/12/85 1300-1330 30 0.0 . . ? . . .
03/17/85 1500-1530 30 -2.0 . . ? 2 . .
09/22/85 1100-1130 30 -2.0 . . ? . . .
10/03/85 0830-0900 30 -0.4 . . ? . . .
11/11/85 1300-1330 30 -5.1 . . ? . . .
11/24/85 1330-? ? -4.0 . . ? . . .
12/11/85 1530-? ? -3.2 . . ? . . 25
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TABLE 7.1f (Surfbird-dowitcher at North Siletz Bay):
Surf=Surfbird BaSa=Baird's Sandpiper
Sand=Sanderling LBDo=Long-billed Dowitcher
WeSa=Western Sandpiper
Census Dur- Low
Time ation Time Number of Birds..........
Date (PST) (min) (hr) Surf Sand WeSa BaSa LBDo
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11/28/81 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
11/30/81 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
12/07/81 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
12/20/81 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
12/24/81 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
01/30/82 1400-? ? +3.4 ? ? ? ? ?
02/18/82 0900-? ? +6.7 ? ? ? ? ?
03/14/82 1527-? ? +5.4 ? ? ? ? ?
03/25/82 1345-? ? -5.4 ? ? ? ? ?
04/06/82 1108-? ? +5.4 ? ? ? ? ?
04/08/82 1233-? ? +5.5 ? ? ? ? ?
04/13/82 1300-? ? +2.8 ? ? ? ? ?
04/14/82 1000-? ? -1.0 ? ? ? ? ?
04/18/82 1700-? ? +1.9 ? ? ? ? ?
04/20/82 1100-? ? -5.6 ? ? ? ? ?
04/21/82 0900-? ? +3.9 ? ? ? ? ?
04/22/82 0900-? ? +3.1 ? ? ? ? ?
04/23/82 1830-? ? -0.2 ? ? ? ? ?
05/09/82 1800-? ? -1.8 ? ? ? ? ?
05/13/82 0800-? ? -2.5 ? ? ? ? ?
08/14/82 0600-? ? +3.5 ? ? ? ? ?
09/12/82 1630-? ? +2.6 . . . . .
09/16/82 1530-? ? -2.7 . . 22 . .
09/21/82 0700-0800 60 -2.1 . 19 . . .
09/25/82 0700-? ? -5.3 . . . . 1
09/26/82 1700-dusk ? +3.3 . 22 . 2 .
09/28/82 1200-? ? -3.9 . 10 1 3 .
10/02/82 1500-? ? -3.6 . 45 3 . .
10/17/82 1600-? ? -3.4 . 60 . 2 .
10/31/82 1500-dusk ? -3.2 . 100+ . . .
12/19/82 0900-? ? 0.0 . . . . .
01/01/83 0900-0930 30 +1.1 . . . . .
01/11/83 0800-? ? +3.3 . . . . .
01/16/83 0900-1000 60 +0.9 . 2 . . .
01/23/83 1530-? ? +1.1 . . . . .
01/25/83 1500-? ? -1.5 . . . . .
01/27/83 0830-? ? +3.4 . . . . .
01/30/83 1500-? ? -5.5 . . . . .
02/03/83 0900-? ? -2.5 . . . . .
02/13/83 0800-? ? +0.8 . . . . .
03/29/83 1400-? ? -5.6 . . . . .
04/20/83 0800-? ? -5.0 . . . . .
05/15/83 0700-? ? -1.9 . . . . .
12/11/83 0930-1000 30 -2.3 1 50 . . .
02/05/84 0800-0815 15 -1.0 . . . . .
02/22/84 0930-1000 30 -2.0 . . . . .
03/07/84 0800-0830 30 -1.9 . . . . .
04/29/84 1700-1715 15 -1.0 . . . . .
07/18/84 0800-? ? -2.3 . . . . .
08/01/84 0800-? ? -1.7 . . . . .
09/16/84 0930-1000 30 -0.4 . . . . .
09/23/84 1600-1630 30 -1.5 . . . . .
01/13/85 1130-1200 30 -0.7 . . . . .
02/12/85 1300-1330 30 0.0 . . . . .
03/17/85 1500-1530 30 -2.0 . 10 . . .
09/22/85 1100-1130 30 -2.0 . . . . .
10/03/85 0830-0900 30 -0.4 . . . . .
11/11/85 1300-1330 30 -5.1 . . . . .
11/24/85 1330-? ? -4.0 . . . . .
12/11/85 1530-? ? -3.2 . . . . .
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TABLE 7.1g (total gulls-Heermann's Gull at North Siletz Bay):
gull=total gulls (including gulls MeGu=Mew Gull
not identified to species) RBGu=Ring-billed Gull
BoGu=Bonaparte's Gull CaGu=California Gull
HmGu=Heermann's Gull HeGu=Herring Gull
Census Dur- Low
Time ation Time Number of Birds....................
Date (PST) (min) (hr) gull BoGu HmGu MeGu RBGu CaGu HeGu
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11/28/81 ? ? ? 25 5 ? 5 ? ? ?
11/30/81 ? ? ? 253 ? ? ? ? ? ?
12/07/81 ? ? ? 493 ? ? ? ? ? ?
12/20/81 ? ? ? 268 ? ? 115 ? ? ?
12/24/81 ? ? ? 108 ? ? ? ? ? ?
01/30/82 1400-? ? +3.4 429 ? ? X ? ? ?
02/18/82 0900-? ? +6.7 194 ? ? ? ? ? ?
03/14/82 1527-? ? +5.4 149 ? ? ? ? ? ?
03/25/82 1345-? ? -5.4 315 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/06/82 1108-? ? +5.4 80 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/08/82 1233-? ? +5.5 7 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/13/82 1300-? ? +2.8 700 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/14/82 1000-? ? -1.0 900 16BP ? ? ? ? ?
04/18/82 1700-? ? +1.9 250 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/20/82 1100-? ? -5.6 150 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/21/82 0900-? ? +3.9 600 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/22/82 0900-? ? +3.1 150 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/23/82 1830-? ? -0.2 53 ? ? ? ? ? ?
05/09/82 1800-? ? -1.8 50 ? ? ? ? ? ?
05/13/82 0800-? ? -2.5 40 ? ? ? ? ? ?
08/14/82 0600-? ? +3.5 40 ? ? ? ? ? ?
09/12/82 1630-? ? +2.6 150 ? ? ? ? ? ?
09/16/82 1530-? ? -2.7 300 ? ? ? ? ? ?
09/21/82 0700-0800 60 -2.1 600 ? 20 ? ? ? ?
09/25/82 0700-? ? -5.3 550 ? 24 ? ? ? ?
09/26/82 1700-dusk ? +3.3 1500 ? 50 ? 100+ 1200+ ?
09/28/82 1200-? ? -3.9 900 ? 66 ? 100+ 500+ ?
10/02/82 1500-? ? -3.6 700 ? ? ? ? ? ?
10/17/82 1600-? ? -3.4 150 ? ? ? ? ? ?
10/31/82 1500-dusk ? -3.2 727 ? 19 8 . 600 ?
12/19/82 0900-? ? 0.0 50 ? ? ? ? ? ?
01/01/83 0900-0930 30 +1.1 350 ? ? ? ? ? ?
01/11/83 0800-? ? +3.3 450 ? ? ? ? ? ?
01/16/83 0900-1000 60 +0.9 350 ? ? ? ? ? ?
01/23/83 1530-? ? +1.1 250 ? ? ? ? ? ?
01/25/83 1500-? ? -1.5 200 ? ? ? ? ? ?
01/27/83 0830-? ? +3.4 120 ? ? ? ? ? ?
01/30/83 1500-? ? -5.5 200 ? ? ? ? ? ?
02/03/83 0900-? ? -2.5 350 ? ? ? ? ? ?
02/13/83 0800-? ? +0.8 120 ? ? ? ? ? ?
03/29/83 1400-? ? -5.6 60 ? ? ? ? ? ?
04/20/83 0800-? ? -5.0 134 2 ? ? ? ? ?
05/15/83 0700-? ? -1.9 32 ? ? ? ? ? ?
12/11/83 0930-1000 30 -2.3 75 ? ? ? ? ? ?
02/05/84 0800-0815 15 -1.0 140 ? ? ? ? ? ?
02/22/84 0930-1000 30 -2.0 335 ? ? 80+ ? ? ?
03/07/84 0800-0830 30 -1.9 89 ? ? 35+ 2+ ? ?
04/29/84 1700-1715 15 -1.0 120 ? ? ? ? ? ?
07/18/84 0800-? ? -2.3 65 ? ? ? ? ? ?
08/01/84 0800-? ? -1.7 240 ? ? ? ? ? ?
09/16/84 0930-1000 30 -0.4 284 ? 79+ 4+ 20+ ? ?
09/23/84 1600-1630 30 -1.5 485 ? ? 7+ ? 250+ 11+
01/13/85 1130-1200 30 -0.7 305 ? ? 60+ ? 25+ ?
02/12/85 1300-1330 30 0.0 350 ? ? ? ? ? ?
03/17/85 1500-1530 30 -2.0 425 ? ? 68+ ? ? ?
09/22/85 1100-1130 30 -2.0 296 ? ? 16+ 30+ ? ?
10/03/85 0830-0900 30 -0.4 1600 ? ? ? ? 1200+ ?
11/11/85 1300-1330 30 -5.1 305 ? ? 45 10 100 ?
11/24/85 1330-? ? -4.0 300 ? ? 80 10 10 ?
12/11/85 1530-? ? -3.2 550 ? ? 350 20 15+ ?
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TABLE 7.1h (Western Gull-crow at North Siletz Bay):
WeGu=Western Gull $ CaTe=Caspian Tern
GWGu=Glaucous-wng. Gull $ CoMu=Common Murre
$=may include hybrid gulls BeKi=B. Kingfisher
BLKi=Black-leg. Kittiwake AmCr=Am. Crow
Census Dur- Low
Time ation Time Number of Birds...................
Date (PST) (min) (hr) WeGu GWGu BLKi CaTe CoMu BeKi AmCr
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11/28/81 ? ? ? ? ? ? . . ? ?
11/30/81 ? ? ? ? ? ? . . 1 ?
12/07/81 ? ? ? ? ? ? . . ? ?
12/20/81 ? ? ? ? ? ? . . ? ?
12/24/81 ? ? ? ? ? ? . . ? ?
01/30/82 1400-? ? +3.4 ? ? ? . . ? ?
02/18/82 0900-? ? +6.7 ? ? ? . . ? ?
03/14/82 1527-? ? +5.4 ? ? ? . . ? ?
03/25/82 1345-? ? -5.4 ? ? ? . . ? ?
04/06/82 1108-? ? +5.4 ? ? ? . . ? ?
04/08/82 1233-? ? +5.5 ? ? ? . . ? 1
04/13/82 1300-? ? +2.8 ? ? ? . . ? 1
04/14/82 1000-? ? -1.0 ? ? ? . . ? ?
04/18/82 1700-? ? +1.9 ? ? ? . . ? ?
04/20/82 1100-? ? -5.6 ? ? ? 8 . ? ?
04/21/82 0900-? ? +3.9 ? ? ? 3 . ? ?
04/22/82 0900-? ? +3.1 ? ? ? . . ? ?
04/23/82 1830-? ? -0.2 ? ? ? . . ? ?
05/09/82 1800-? ? -1.8 ? ? ? . . ? ?
05/13/82 0800-? ? -2.5 ? ? ? 1 . ? ?
08/14/82 0600-? ? +3.5 ? ? ? . 5 ? ?
09/12/82 1630-? ? +2.6 ? ? ? 33 . ? ?
09/16/82 1530-? ? -2.7 ? ? ? . . ? ?
09/21/82 0700-0800 60 -2.1 ? ? ? 3 . ? ?
09/25/82 0700-? ? -5.3 ? ? ? 6 . ? ?
09/26/82 1700-dusk ? +3.3 ? ? ? . . ? ?
09/28/82 1200-? ? -3.9 ? ? ? . . ? ?
10/02/82 1500-? ? -3.6 ? ? ? 2 . ? ?
10/17/82 1600-? ? -3.4 ? ? ? . . ? ?
10/31/82 1500-dusk ? -3.2 ? ? ? . . ? ?
12/19/82 0900-? ? 0.0 ? ? ? . . ? ?
01/01/83 0900-0930 30 +1.1 ? ? ? . . ? ?
01/11/83 0800-? ? +3.3 ? ? ? . . ? ?
01/16/83 0900-1000 60 +0.9 ? ? ? . . ? ?
01/23/83 1530-? ? +1.1 ? ? ? . . ? ?
01/25/83 1500-? ? -1.5 ? ? ? . . ? ?
01/27/83 0830-? ? +3.4 ? ? ? . . ? ?
01/30/83 1500-? ? -5.5 ? ? ? . . ? ?
02/03/83 0900-? ? -2.5 ? ? ? . . ? ?
02/13/83 0800-? ? +0.8 ? ? ? . . ? ?
03/29/83 1400-? ? -5.6 ? ? ? . . ? ?
04/20/83 0800-? ? -5.0 ? ? ? . . ? ?
05/15/83 0700-? ? -1.9 ? ? ? 1 . ? ?
12/11/83 0930-1000 30 -2.3 ? ? ? . . ? ?
02/05/84 0800-0815 15 -1.0 50+ ? ? . . ? ?
02/22/84 0930-1000 30 -2.0 60+ 25+ 1 . . ? ?
03/07/84 0800-0830 30 -1.9 20+ 12+ ? . . ? ?
04/29/84 1700-1715 15 -1.0 ? ? ? . . ? ?
07/18/84 0800-? ? -2.3 ? ? ? 3 . ? ?
08/01/84 0800-? ? -1.7 ? ? ? 4 . ? ?
09/16/84 0930-1000 30 -0.4 15+ 36+ ? . . ? ?
09/23/84 1600-1630 30 -1.5 35+ 32+ ? . . ? ?
01/13/85 1130-1200 30 -0.7 50+ 30+ 1 . . ? ?
02/12/85 1300-1330 30 0.0 ? ? ? . . ? ?
03/17/85 1500-1530 30 -2.0 67+ 40+ ? . . ? ?
09/22/85 1100-1130 30 -2.0 ? ? . ? ? ? ?
10/03/85 0830-0900 30 -0.4 ? ? . ? ? ? ?
11/11/85 1300-1330 30 -5.1 ? ? . ? ? ? ?
11/24/85 1330-? ? -4.0 50 50 . ? ? ? ?
12/11/85 1530-? ? -3.2 75+ 30+ . ? ? ? ?
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TABLE 7.2. Number of nonflying Great Blue Herons (GBHe) and nonflying
Great Egrets (GrEg) at North Siletz Bay. All censuses were by Range Bayer.
Wind speed is in miles/hr; weather or presence of people, if recorded, are
given as Incidental Notes.
Census Time=starting time of a census. All times are in Pacific Standard
Time (PST) by the 24 hour clock (i.e., 1200 is added to times in the
afternoon, so 1 PM=1300).
Low Time=time at the start of a census relative to the estimated time of
the closest low tide (to be added in a future draft)
Tide Hght=estimated tide height of the closest low tide (to be added in a
future draft)
.=zero. A "." is used to enhance readability of when a bird was present.
+=at least the indicated number was present.
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Census Low Tide
Time Time Hght Number....
Date (PST) (hr) (ft) GBHe GrEg Incidental Notes
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12/31/73 0730 ? ? 2 . Calm
" 0800 ? ? 2 . Calm
" 0830 ? ? 4 . Calm
" 0900 ? ? 3 . Calm
" 0930 ? ? 5 . Calm
" 1000 ? ? 4 . Calm
" 1030 ? ? 6 . Calm
" 1100 ? ? 6 . Calm
" 1130 ? ? 5 . Calm
" 1200 ? ? 5 . Calm
" 1230 ? ? 4 .
" 1300 ? ? 7 .
" 1330 ? ? 4 .
" 1400 ? ? 4 . Sunny, wind 0-10
" 1430 ? ? 2 . Light wind
" 1500 ? ? 1 . Wind 0-10
" 1530 ? ? 1 . Wind 0-10
" 1615 ? ? 1 . Wind 0-10
" 1700 ? ? 1+ . Wind 0-10; silhouette of heron
seen
" 1730 ? ? 1+ . Silhouette of heron seen
" 1745 ? ? 1+ . Silhouette of heron seen
02/02/74 1720 ? ? 6 .
02/03/74 1230 ? ? 1 . Mist, wind 10-15
" 1300 ? ? 1 . Mist, wind 15-25
" 1330 ? ? 2 . Wind 15-25
" 1415 ? ? 6 . Rain, wind 10-25
" 1500 ? ? 4 . Rain, wind 10-25
" 1530 ? ? 3 . Rain, wind 15-25
" 1600 ? ? 7 . Rain, wind 15-25
" 1630 ? ? 5 . Rain, wind 15-25
" 1700 ? ? 7 . Rain, wind 5-20
" 1730 ? ? 5 . Rain, wind 15-30
03/22/74 0515 ? ? 2+ ? Wind 2-5; Bayer walked mudflats
(dark)
" 0630 ? ? . . Calm, overcast; 2 shrimpers
" 0700 ? ? . . Calm, overcast
" 0830 ? ? . . Calm, overcast; people everywhere
" 0900 ? ? . .
" 1600 ? ? . . Many people
" 1630 ? ? . . Sunny, light breeze
" 1800 ? ? . . Calm; many people everywhere
" 1815 ? ? 1 .
" 1830 ? ? . . Calm
" 1845 ? ? . . Calm
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Census Low Tide
Time Time Hght Number....
Date (PST) (hr) (ft) GBHe GrEg Incidental Notes
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03/23/74 0500 ? ? 1+ ? Calm; Bayer walked mudflats (dark)
" 0545 ? ? 1 . Calm; shrimpers
" 0615 ? ? . .
" 0655 ? ? 1 . Calm; people along Salishan Spit
" 0710 ? ? 1 .
" 0730 ? ? . . Calm; people everywhere
" 0800 ? ? . .
" 1545 ? ? . . Wind 8-10
" 1615 ? ? . . Wind 10-12
" 1630 ? ? . . Wind 5-10
" 1700 ? ? . . Wind 8-15
" 1730 ? ? . . Wind 5-8
" 1800 ? ? . . Wind 5-10
" 1815 ? ? . . Wind 5-8; people everywhere
05/18/74 1250 ? ? . . Wind 3-5
" 1330 ? ? . . Wind 3-5
" 1400 ? ? . . Wind 3-5
" 1415 ? ? 1 . Wind 3-5
" 1440 ? ? . . Wind 3-5; shrimpers
" 1510 ? ? 1 . Wind 3-5; shrimpers
" 1540 ? ? . . Wind 3-5; shrimpers
" 1625 ? ? 1 . Wind 3-5, rain sprinkle
" 1630 ? ? 1 . Wind 3-5
" 1700 ? ? . . Wind 3-5
" 1730 ? ? . . Wind 3-5; baseball game in SE corner
" 1745 ? ? . . Wind 3-5; baseball game in SE corner
" 1815 ? ? . . Wind 3-5
" 1840 ? ? . . Wind 3-5
" 1900 ? ? . . Wind 3-5
05/20/74 0820 ? ? 1 . Calm; shrimpers & fishermen
" 0840 ? ? 1 . Calm; shrimpers
" 0910 ? ? 2 . Calm; shrimpers
" 0930 ? ? 2 . Calm
" 0940 ? ? 1 . Calm
" 1015 ? ? . . Calm
" 1045 ? ? . . Calm
" 1130 ? ? 1 . Wind 3-5
" 1200 ? ? 1 . Wind 3-5
" 1230 ? ? . . Wind 3-5
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TABLE 7.3. Incidental observations at North Siletz Bay. Records given in
other Tables are not included here.
Initials of observers:
RB=Range Bayer B&DM=Bob & Dona Morris PR=Paul Reed
JE=Joe Evanich, Jr. PP=Phil Pickering DS=Dale Snow
12/31/73 (RB). 1 adult Bald Eagle on the mudflats.
03/23/74 (RB). 2 Belted Kingfishers, 10 Am. Crows on mudflats.
05/18/74 (RB). 1 Wandering Tattler on rocks near Schooner Cr. Bridge.
05/20/74 (RB). 2 Green Herons on mudflats, 3 Wandering Tattlers on rocks.
03/01/82 (PP). 1 Bald Eagle.
11/18/82 (JE). 1 Black-legged Kittiwake.
01/16/83 (PP). 1 adult Bald Eagle.
09/22/85 (PP). 1 Osprey.
03/12/90 (DS). 1 adult Bald Eagle perched in tree at mouth of Schooner
Creek.
12/24/92 (B&DM)(bay side of Salishan Spit). 1 Emperor Goose; this species
is a rarity along the Oregon Coast.
01/30/93 (PR). 2 adult Bald Eagles.
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TABLE 7.4. Phylogenetic list of species recorded at North Siletz Bay. The
following 50 species and one taxon (scaup spp.) not identified to species
have been recorded here:
Red-throated Loon Surf Scoter Sanderling
Pacific Loon White-winged Scoter Western Sandpiper
Common Loon Common Goldeneye Baird's Sandpiper
Horned Grebe Bufflehead Long-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked Grebe Common Merganser Bonaparte's Gull
Western Grebe Red-breasted Merganser Heermann's Gull
Brown Pelican Osprey Mew Gull
Double-cr. Cormorant Bald Eagle Ring-billed Gull
Brandt's Cormorant American Coot California Gull
Pelagic Cormorant Black-bellied Plover Herring Gull
Great Blue Heron Semipalmated Plover Western Gull $
Green Heron Killdeer Glaucous-winged Gull $
Emperor Goose Greater Yellowlegs Black-legged Kittiwake
Northern Pintail Wandering Tattler Caspian Tern
American Wigeon Whimbrel Common Murre
scaup spp. Black Turnstone Belted Kingfisher
Black Scoter Surfbird American Crow
$ Western and Glaucous-winged gulls hybridize along the Oregon Coast
(Hoffman et al. 1978), so some of these gulls were probably hybrids.
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Chap. 8. SOUTH 63RD STREET IN CUTLER CITY
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8-A. INTRODUCTION, STUDY AREA, RESULTS, AND DISCUSSION
Approx. Center of Site: 44 55.1' N, 124 00.7' W
Location: Township 7S, Range 11W, SE 1/4 of Section 34
Area Studied: ?
Habitat(s) Studied: marsh/field
Elevation: <20 ft (<6 m)
Minimum Distance to Coastline: 0.7 mi (1.1 km).
8-A-1. NORTH OF 63RD STREET
This site is just west of the Pacific Power electric substation along
the north side of 63rd Street, starting about 0.1 mi (0.2 km) west of the
junction of 63rd Street and Highway 101. In 1994, there is a narrow strip
of trees along the north side of the street, but a marsh/field is just
north of the trees. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) did not
include this site in Harrison (1990:14-15).
The only record we have for this site is an observation by Mark
Elliott on 29 April 1988. He reported one breeding-plumaged adult Stilt
Sandpiper (which is a rarity previously only reported in fall in Lincoln
County, Bayer 1992), two Greater Yellowlegs, and 10 Common Snipe.
Elliott's details for the Stilt Sandpiper were that it had yellowish legs,
a bill thicker than those of a yellowlegs, and dark central tail feathers
and wide bands on the tail diagnostic of a Stilt Sandpiper. He noted that
plants had grown considerably at this site between his observation and
1992.
8-A-2. SOUTH OF 63RD STREET
This site is just west of Lumbermen's on the south side of 63rd
Street, starting at about 0.1 mi (0.2 km) west of the junction of 63rd
Street and Highway 101. The USFWS classifies this area as a E2EM wetland
(Estuarine, intertidal, emergent [salt marsh])(Harrison 1990:14-15). It
doesn't appear to be included in ODFW (1978).
This area is contiguous with the part of Drift Creek Meadows west of
Highway 101 (Chap. 9), but is not visible from Highway 101 because of the
buildings along the west side of the Highway. In November 1994, Bayer
noted that marsh grasses were thick and tall at this site, so that
observations of birds amongst the grasses would often be impossible.
Our only record for this site was by Phil Pickering, who heard a
Virginia Rail on 17 March 1984.