[obol] Seaside Cove

[David Bailey]

3 Sept.2006

The Cove: S. Seaside at the base of Tillamook Head: Clatsop Co.

I counted exactly 50 BLACK TURNSTONE with a single SURFBIRD in front of 
the Lanai Motel at The Cove this evening. Eva yelled raspingly at the 
100 or so HEERMAN'S GULLS (her best gull impression) that were attending 
the nearby rocks. Thousands of seabirds were working the bait in the 
near offshore region. Still lots of mole crabs in the sand along the 
tide edge--enough that they were attracting the attentions of numerous 
urchins and their attending adults, humans that its. They seemed pleased 
that a was able to give them a name for the little buggers--the mole 
crabs that is.

More HEERMAN'S GULLS (over 100) have been staging on the river and 
nearby motel and apt. roofs along the Necanicum River and Avenue I. down 
from my house. A GREATER YELLOWLEGS was also around. I only saw a few 
California Tortoiseshells today, no doubt due to the shift in wind 
direction since Friday.

David

David C. Bailey
Seaside, Oregon
baileydc at pdx.edu