[Maine-birds] RE: Gannets on Machias Seal Island, NB, CA

Hello folks,

On Sun, May 28th, I had the privilege of going to Machias Seal
Island (via Bold Coast Tours, Cutler, ME) with the Road Scholar group
of the Downeast Birdfestival. We were eager to see to see all of the
alcids......but were equally excited about the possibilty of seeing a
Northern gannet nest (as previosly reported by Ralph Eldridge). Well,
I got lucky and was placed in the blind that had a view of the nest.
My blind mates and I witnessed the pair constantly bringing in nesting
material (mostly Rock weed), sitting in the nest, and at on point I
witnessed the pair copulate. It was a fantastic day out there. Here
is a link to some photos of the nest: http://www.flickr.com/photos/21615434@N02/

Our "Good" birds for the festival were:
Black-legged kittiwakes nesting on White Horse Island in Passamaquoddy
Bay NB, CA
1 Purple sandpiper on a ledge in Passamaquoddy Bay
2 Boreal chickadees on Boot Head Trail in in Lubec on Boot Cove Rd.
(Hike lead by Bob and Sandi Duchesne)
15~ White-winged scoters on the way out to MSI
1000s of Razorbills, Atlantic puffin and Common murres MSI
Peregrine Falcon MSI

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