[Maine-birds] Little Gull, etc, Head Harbor Passage

I decided to take a boat ride from Eastport, Maine through Head Harbor Passage, New Brunswick this morning (11/24) as the dark rain clouds approached. Bird activity was relatively light for this time of year and I did not find any dovekies or thick-billed murres that I had hoped for. I saw one adult little gull feeding with Bonaparte's Gulls near Cherry Island, NB ( just across the Maine/NB border). A complete list of birds from this outing is below, and photos of the little gull can be seen here:

https://picasaweb.google.com/cbartlett64/LittleGullHeadHarborPassage?authkey=Gv1sRgCJLIoKfU273wWw

Cheers,

Chris Bartlett

Head Harbor Passage, Charlotte, CA-NB
Nov 24, 2012 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
18 species

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)  12
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)  74
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)  1
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)  6
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)  4
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)  2
Common Loon (Gavia immer)  1
Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)  9
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)  40
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)  8
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)  23
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)  500     
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)  1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)  70
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)  8
Razorbill (Alca torda)  33
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)  6
Common Raven (Corvus corax)  1

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