Weather: Fog, wind, rain.
8:30 AM Thirteen flocks of geese fly overhead. All heading upriver, approximately East South East.
8:59 AM Another flock of geese, heading in the same direction.
9:27 AM Tug: Heidi L. Brusco (Seattle, WA) / downriver
Missed getting a photo of this one.
12:08 PM Harbor seal surfaced directly in front of spotting location, submerged.
12:22 PM Harbor seal surfaces, stays with nose angled upwards for about 45seconds, then submerges again.
12:22 PM Clipper Kasa Ship (Panama) / upriver
2:08 PM Harbor seal surfaced to right of spotting location, submerged.
2:26 PM Harbor seal resurfaced in same location, submerged.
3:10 PM Tug: Willamette Companion (unknown) pushing the barge Seaspan 251 (Vancouver) / downriver
3:24 PM Harbor seal surfaced far upriver of spotting location, appeared to be swimming at the surface slowly upstream before submerging.
4:35 PM Harbor seal surfaced in front of spotting location.
4:44 PM Yong An 2 (Panama) / upriver
5:43 PM Karaweik (Panama) / downriver
6:05 PM Harbor seal with mottled charcoal head and distinctly upturned snout surfaced very close to shore by spotting location, then dove under, showing strong charcoal spotting on a white body.
6:08 PM same animal surfaced slightly to right of last seen location, then submerged with thrash & whites of eyes showing, apparently startled by the sound of a bird taking off from the water.
6:19 PM Same animal resurfaced to left again. Submerged.
6:22 PM Resurfaced in same location, very close to shore. Submerged
6:25 PM Surfaced some 50 meters upstream of last location, then submerged again.
6:31 PM Surfaced upstream of spotting location, then swam downstream at surface until parallel with spotting location. Submerged.
6:34 PM Resurfaced in same location as last seen, submerged.
6:36 PM Resurfaced downstream of spotting location. Distinctly same animal.
6:45 PM End Survey.
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