[Maine-birds] Thick-billed murres, etc, Head Harbor Passage

I jumped in the boat and took a ride from Eastport through Head Harbor Passage on this warm, drizzly day. Seabird numbers were generally low with black-legged kittiwakes and razorbills being the most abundant species. I found 27 Iceland gulls and one glaucous gull loafing at Green Island. I also counted 11 thick-billed murres along the five mile trip to East Quoddy Head Light. A full list of birds and a link to photos is below.

Chris Bartlett

https://picasaweb.google.com/100797192867251514932/HHP13Jan13?authkey=Gv1sRgCNz9guDu8sDKVQ

Eastport, ME to East Quoddy Head Light, NB
Jan 13, 2013 11:10 AM - 12:50 PM
Comments: 43 degrees F, drizzle, south winds less than 5 kts.  Quite warm and calm for January.

18 species

Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)  9
White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)  3
Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)  38
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)  1
Common Loon (Gavia immer)  1
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)  7
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)  15
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)  300
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)  1
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)  37

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)  27
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)  1

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)  1

Common Murre (Uria aalge)  3
Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia)  11   
Razorbill (Alca torda)  250     I stopped counting
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)  8
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  2

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