There has been a lot of seabird activity in the Head Harbor Passage area near Eastport, Washington County during the past two weeks. The shearwater show has been spectacular with sooty shearwaters outnumbering great shearwater by five to one. I've seen dozens of common murres, razorbills, and black guillemots and there have been a handful of immature Atlantic puffins kicking around too. Bonaparte's gulls have been arriving from their northern breeding grounds with several hundred now in the passage. Common and Arctic terns are making a racket wherever they're feeding. Fin whales, humpback whales, and minke whales are also being seen. One driving factor seems to be an abundance of Atlantic herring and other small pelagic fish that are attracting many of the birds and marine mammals close to shore. For those that are interested, there are several charter boats that provide tours of this area from from Eastport, Lubec, Campobello, and St. Andrews.
Some of my photos from the past two weeks can be seen here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/101615744@N02/
Cheers,
Chris Bartlett
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