Morning Report
Observers: Jim Wilson, Jean Wilson, Julie Bauer and Chris Selman
Report from Jim Wilson:
Jean and I joined Julie Bauer and Chris Selman at the PLBO this morning for a four-hour migration count that began at 7:30 AM. It was raining relatively hard at first with visibility limited to 2 kilometers because of fog hanging over the Bay. However as the morning progressed the rain stopped, the wind changed to westerly and the sun was out by the end of the count.
There was a steady eastward migration of seabirds and waterfowl all morning that resulted in 3,270 counted flying east and only 164 moving westward.
There were dozens of SONG SPARROWS around the Point and at the provided birdseed at the front of the building but no Savannah, Swamp or White-throated as yet.
Aquatic species seen included Black, Surf and White-winged Scoter, Common Eider, Long-tailed Duck, Common and Red-throated Loon, Double-crested Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Harlequin, Black Guillemot, Ring-necked Duck, Green-winged Teal, Ring-billed, Herring and Great Black-backed Gull, Northern Gannet, Razorbill and Purple Sandpiper.
A single Merlin flew out over the water but returned without any bird prey in its talons.
Two Northern Flickers were seen in the bushes around the Observatory.
Afternoon Report
Observers: Bev Schneider, Jennifer McCabe
Slow movement with strong NW winds, sunny with 50% clouds.
Movement was 95% Black Scoters, the rest mainly Common Eiders. Good diversity of species. Number moving East: 494; number moving west: 90. Also seen: Northern Flickers 3, Song Sparrows 3, American Kestrel 2, Mourning Dove 1, Razorbills 4, Brant 18, Canada Geese 3, Great Cormorant 1, Gannet 2, Harlequin Ducks 6, Red-breasted Mergansers, Common Loon, Red-throated Loon, Guillemot.
Bev Schneider