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
--------------------------------------------------------
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.

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