Field notes, v635
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell cont. June 14, 1986 Most of the gulls flying by on the dune currents are good Western Gull adults (coastal birds). After parking the gulls we went back to the car. Drove thru town for a better view of Haystack Rock. It is just covered in gulls - seems as if every available spot is taken up with nests. Not many other seabirds on the rock - cormorants visible. Left Pacific City (14:20) and went north on 3 Cape Scenic Route. Stopped at Cape Lookout State Park. Decided to take the trail thru the Sitka Spruce forest to the Cape Lookout Point (2.5 mi. one-way). Beautiful trail, views south to Haystack Rock and north to 3-Arch Rocks. Many singing Swarisons thush, Varied Thrush, Robin, Wilson's Warbler, Tree Swallows, Crows, Ravens, Stellar's Jays, saw two Gray Jays (my first ones!!), Winter Wrens. Maven found a winter wren nest tucked in to a small root crevice on a large downed stump - the nest was a neat cup of woven stubs, containing 3 small pinkish/orangish eggs with brownish spotting. One Brown-headed Cowbird Egg also present (I took it). From the trail could also see ad. West. Gulls, some imm. Glaucous-winged Common Murres on sea below. a few Double-crested Cormorants "soared" past at our level (800 ft). Golden-crowned Kinglet, Cedar Waxwings also seen. We found a campsite, on Netarts Bay, ORE, several miles north of Cape Lookout. Campsite is parallel to road, primitive, but just a great spot! Campground is not state park. Crows, chestnut-backed chickadees, Great-blue