Afternoon Report
From Noon to 4:00 PM
Weather: Clear skies, Beaufort (Bf)3, Winds NE, 10 Deg Celsius and seas moderate to calm. Visibility 38 km. Tide High to reversing.
Observers: Paul Martin, Mark Macaulay
During Counts:
Eastbound: 133 birds
Westbound: 44 Birds
Rest Period Counts:
Eastbound 122 birds Westbound 27 Birds
Total birds seen East 255 West 71
Species observed over the bay:
Common Eider, Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, Red-breasted Merganser, Long-tailed Duck, Common Loon, Red-throated Loon, Black Guillemot, Ring-billed Gull, American Herring Gull, Great Black Backed Gull, Double-crested Cormorant, Greater Scaup, Black Guillemot, Razorbills, Harlequin Duck, Razorbill and Red-necked Grebe.
Parked; Common Eider (12), Black Guillemot (1), Razorbills (2), C Harlequin Duck (4) , Surf Scoter (7) Red-necked Grebe (1) and Black Scoter (38)
2 Song Sparrow ,2 Savannah Sparrow, Harbor Porpoise and 3 seals.
It was quiet, with just a couple of flocks of Double Crested Cormorants, Dark Winged Scoters and some Common Eiders moving. Likely due to the NE winds.
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