Morning Report
6:45AM – 10:45AM
Weather: Cloudy with light showers; winds south @ Beaufort 2-3; moderate swell; visibility 10 km increasing to 35
Observers: Todd Watts, Suzanne Bonnell
Continuous counting recorded in 15 minute blocks (the standard protocol is 15 minutes of observations followed by 15 minutes of rest)
Eastward movement was sporadic. Westward was well above average, suggesting that a significant number of birds in the area were not migrating. Parked birds continue to be few (see below). Surf Scoter accounted 95% of the eastbound dark-winged scoters identified to the species level. 316 eastbound White-winged Scoter were observed. Loons were few.
Seabird counts:
Eastbound 1672, Westbound 222 (standard count periods);
Eastbound 2656, Westbound 235 (rest/break periods)
Species observed over the bay: Common Eider, Black, Surf, and White-winged Scoters, Red-breasted Merganser, Canada Goose, Brant, Harlequin and Long-tailed Duck, Common and Red-throated Loon, Great and Double-crested Cormorant, Black Guillemot, Razorbill, American Herring, Great Black-backed and Ring-billed Gulls, Northern Gannet
Parked birds: 10 Common Eider, 13 Black Scoter, 20 Surf Scoter, 1 Harlequin Duck, 2 Common Loon, 1 Red-throated Loon, 3 Black Guillemot, 5 Razorbill, 1 Double-crested Cormorant
Song and Savannah Sparrows consumed seed in front of the building.
A raptor thought to be a Northern Harrier was observed near the edge of the woods.
The woods and fields were not explored.
The NB Wildlife Trust Fund and NB Environmental Trust Fund help support this project.
Todd Watts
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Point Lepreau Bird Observatory
Afternoon Report
From Noon to 4:00 PM
Weather: Overcast, some intermittent rain. Beaufort (Bf) 4 to 2, Winds South, 4 to 6 Deg Celsius and seas moderate. Visibility 21 km, Tide flooding.
Observers: Paul Martin, Ruth Rogers, Wendy Rogers
During Counts:
Eastbound: 697 Birds
Westbound: 77 Birds
Rest Period Counts
Eastbound 335 Birds
Westbound 40 Birds
Total birds seen:
Eastbound 1,032
Westbound 117
Species observed over the bay:
Common Eider, Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Red-breasted Merganser, Long-tailed Duck,Common Loon, Red-throated Loon, Black Guillemot, Ring-billed Gull, American Herring Gull, Double-crested Cormorant,Great Cormorant, Razorbills, Harlequin Duck, Northern Gannet, Brant, Greater Black Backed Gull.
Parked; Common Eider (3), Black Guillemot (2), Harlequin Duck (2) , Common Loon (1), Double- Crested Cormorant (2) Great Cormorant (1), Black Scoter (4), Red-breasted Merganser (3) and Dark-winged Scoter (42)
2 Song Sparrow, 4 Savannah Sparrow, and a Meadow Vole at seed.
The Northern Harrier made an appearance over the sparrows while hugging the coast flying West to East. Down along the rocks amongst the rockweed 2 Northern Flickers were observed. The White-tailed Deer were hanging out over by the lighthouse.
This project is supported with funds provided through the NB Wildlife Trust Fund and the NB Environmental Trust Fund
Paul Martin
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Point Lepreau Bird Observatory