Wednesday, 5 February 2014

[Maine-birds] Matinicus Seal Island - 2/3/14

List of birds seen on and around Matinicus Seal Island on Monday, February 3, 2014

Common Murre - 1
Razorbill Auk - 2
Iceland Gull - 2
Herring Gull - many
Bald Eagle - 15+
Red-breasted Mergansers - 6
Black Duck - 4
Purple Sandpiper - 300 (estimated)
Great Cormorant - 9 (8 adults, 1 juvenile)
Common Eider - many
Long-tailed Duck - many
Rusty Blackbird - 1

Conditions were overcast, wind NE, 10-15 mph, waves 2-3 feet.

We motored out of Rockland on the MV Equinox at 10:00am and returned at 4pm.  We did not land but hung on the mooring for about an hour and than circled the island counter-clockwise.

Any questions?

Richard Podolsky
Richard Podolsky, PhD | Avian Systems | 207-475-5555 | podolsky@att.net

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