[Maine-birds] white-winged gulls, razorbills, etc, downeast

I helped a friend haul in his lobster traps for winter storage between Eastport and West Quoddy Head, Lubec this weekend.  Small flocks of razorbills were scattered everywhere along our travels and I also got a quick glimpse of five common murres.  Northern gannets were diving near West Quoddy Head on Saturday and black-legged kittiwakes were riding the cold winds in small numbers on both days.  I didn't see any dovekies, which was disappointing given that I've observed them on similar fishing trips in late fall. 

 

We had a cloud of over a hundred large gulls following our boat while we were emptying bait bags into the sea. At one point I counted five Iceland gulls and one glaucous gull beside us.  Seas built to seven feet today and I was glad when we headed back to the harbor.  One first-winter glaucous gull was hanging out with herring gulls when we arrived at the Eastport Breakwater. I took a couple photos of this gull that can be seen here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/101615744@N02/11037788996/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/101615744@N02/11037822066/

Cheers,

Chris Bartlett 

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