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Tide Pools

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Roger

About two acres of tide pools were exposed at the base of Haystack Rock when we were there just past low tide. The area is a wildlife refuge, and everything is protected. But you are allowed to walk carefully about … Continue reading →

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Bird #435 — Black Oystercatcher

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Roger

haematopus (from haimo, blood, and pous, foot) bachmani (for John Bachman, minister and naturalist who co-authored Quadrupeds of North America with J.J. Audubon) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 10:05 am Cannon Beach, Oregon — Pacific Ocean — Haystack Rock This … Continue reading →

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Bird #434 — Pigeon Guillemot

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Roger

cepphus (seabird) columba (pigeon) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 9:44 am Cannon Beach, Oregon — Pacific Ocean — Haystack Rock This seemed to be a day for black and white birds. Every bird I added today was black or black … Continue reading →

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Bird #433 — Pelagic Cormorant

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Roger

phalacrocorax (from phalakros, bald, and corus, raven) pelagicus (of the sea) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 9:40 am Cannon Beach, Oregon — Pacific Ocean — Haystack Rock This was a bird I expected to see on this trip. What I … Continue reading →

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Bird #432 — Common Murre

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Roger

uria (diving bird) aalge (from Danish for auk) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 9:37 am Cannon Beach, Oregon — Pacific Ocean — Haystack Rock This was cool. So far, my lifers had been simply species that I had never seen … Continue reading →

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