The seabird season is winding down.
The RAZORBILLS & MURRES have left, save two or three stragglers.
The PUFFINS began fledging two weeks ago, with the first little Fraggle caught on the lawn July 25th.
There are still lots of Puffins still here and, judging by the number of chicks in some areas, the island will have Puffins past Labour Day.
Our SPOTTED SANDPIPERS did well this year as have the SAVANNAH SPARROWS. The Savannahs are now fledging their 2nd nestlings. Lots of "bobtails" around.
There's a trickle of shorebirds but nothing seems too anxious to move.
Today I saw 2 RUDDY TURNSTONES; 53 LEAST SANDPIPERS; 23 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS; 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER; 16 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS.
More or less daily are 1 or 2 EAGLES and at least 1 PEREGRINE FALCON. Today, 2 Eagles and 1 Peregrine were joined briefly by a HARRIER.
Several COWBIRDS have been in residence for some time with an eclectic group of wanderers.
Today I saw:
Today I saw:
6 YELLOW WARBLERS;
1 PINE SISKIN;
1 RED BREASTED NUTHATCH;
1 PIPIT;
1 MOURNING DOVE;
3 GOLFINCHES &
1 adult YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERON.
One of the best things this summer has been a relatively strong effort by the ARCTIC TERNS.
Losses were predictably heavy but for the first time in recent years, direct predation was greatly reduced.
Abandonment and weather played their roles. One heavy rain in particular killed a lot of very young chicks.
There are still a handful of chicks which might yet survive.
Numbers are low but there have been more than ten (10) chicks which survived to flight and the high number could be near twenty (20). The numbers aren't great but after a decade of zeros every survivor stands big.
More than ten (10) chicks have made it to flight and the high number could be near twenty (20).
Losses were predictably heavy but for the first time in recent years, direct predation was greatly reduced.
Abandonment and weather played their roles. One heavy rain in particular killed a lot of very young chicks.
There are still a handful of chicks which might yet survive.
Numbers are low but there have been more than ten (10) chicks which survived to flight and the high number could be near twenty (20). The numbers aren't great but after a decade of zeros every survivor stands big.
More than ten (10) chicks have made it to flight and the high number could be near twenty (20).
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