I have been conducting a seawatch in conjunction with Seth Benz and the SERC (Schoodic Education Research Center) Institute. We are doing these seawatches 7-9 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays (next week is the last week).
Northerly winds, 10-20 mph. 7-9 a.m. Cloudy with intermittent spitting snow showers.
21 species, 163 birds.
Highlights of the morning:
1 Harlequin Duck
63 Northern Gannet
1 Black-legged Kittiwake
1 Snow Bunting
7-8 a.m.:
13 Black Scoter
2 Long-tailed Duck
1 Common Loon
25 Northern Gannet
1 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Great Cormorant
1 Black-legged Kittiwake
8-9 a.m.
1 Harlequin Duck
1 Black Scoter
1 Long-tailed Duck
3 Red-breasted Merganser
3 Common Loon
1 Horned/Red-necked Grebe was far off, barely identifiable with the scope
13 Northern Gannet
Non-migrating species observed during the count:
Common Eider
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Black Guillemot
American Crow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Snow Bunting
Richard MacDonald
The Natural History Center
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