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Westport Pelagic Birding |
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HABITAT: |
Pacific Ocean. |
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| BIRDING: | See Continental Shelf birds: Fork-tailed Storm Petrels, Cassin’s Auklets, Black–footed Albatrosses, Northern Fulmars, and Sooty and Pink-footed Shearwaters (May-October); Buller’s and Flesh-footed Shearwaters (August–October); Red and Red-necked Phalaropes; and Pomarine, Parasitic, and Long-tailed Jaegers (August). Summer-fall sightings may include South Polar Skuas, Black-legged Kittiwakes, Sabine’s Gulls, and Tufted Puffins, with Leaches Storm Petrels further offshore. Watchers may spot rarities: Red-legged Kittiwakes, Parakeet Auklets, Ancient Murrelets, and Manx Shearwaters. Winter possibilities are Laysan Albatrosses, Short-tailed Shearwaters, and Thick-billed Murres. | ||
VIEWING: |
Pelagic trips – Westport Seabirds, PO Box 665, Westport WA 98595, 360-268-5222, pmand@reachone.com, www.westportseabirds.com. |
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ACCESS: |
From Hwy 105 S at milepost 30.7 in Westport, turn north onto Montesano St. S, which becomes N Montesano St/N 105 Spur/Dock St. Drive 3.6 miles. Park on street. Pelagic trips leave from Float #8. |
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