| Title | Nearshore flights of seabirds past the Yachats River mouth, Oregon, April 1991 to March1992 |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1997 |
| Authors | Merrifield, Kathy |
| Secondary Title | Northwestern Naturalist |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | p.93-101 |
| Date Published | 1997, Winter |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley QL683.N6 M8, Guin QL683.N6 M8, Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | birds, Black scoter = Melanitta nigra, Brown pelican = Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, Common loon = Gavia immer, common murre = Uria aalge, Greater scaup = Aythya marila, Lesser scaup = Aythya affinis, Marbled murrelet = Brachyramphus marmoratus, migration, Pacific loon = Gavia pacifica, Pigeon guillemot = Cepphus Columba, Red-throated loon = Gavia stellate, Rhinoceros auklet Cerorhinca monocerata, Sooty shearwater = Puffinus griseus, Surf scoter = Melanitta perspicillata, White-winged scoter = Melanitta fusca, Yachats Ocean State Wayside, Yachats River |
| Notes | "I conducted a year-long study along the Oregon central coast to determine what seabird taxa fly along the near shore, the significance of any directional flight, and changes in abundance through the year." (from the Abstract) |
| Series Title | Northwestern Naturalist |
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