Morning Report
6:45AM – 10:45AM
Weather: Sunny; winds north @ Beaufort 2; relatively calm seas; visibility 38 km
Observers: Todd Watts, David Hey, Nancy and John Middleton
Continuous counting recorded in 15 minute blocks (the standard protocol is 15 minutes of observations followed by 15 minutes of rest)
Light movements today. A fairly equal number of Blacks and Surfs were observed. White-wings were few. Very few birds parked despite calm seas.
Seabird counts:
Eastbound 952, Westbound 63 (standard count periods);
Eastbound 666, Westbound 49 (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, Northern Flicker (appearing to have moved in from Grand Manan)
Parked birds: 1 Common Eider, 11 Black Scoter, 45 Surf Scoter, 3 Harlequin Duck, 1 Common Loon, 2 Black Guillemot, 8 Razorbill, 1 Great Cormorant
Song and Savannah Sparrows consumed seed in front of the building. One or two Merlins were observed hunting at the point, capturing at least one songbird as it approached the mainland.
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
Saint John Naturalists’ Club
Afternoon Report
From Noon to 4:00 PM
Weather: Clear, Beaufort (Bf) 2 to 3, Winds South, 8 to 6 Deg Celsius and seas calm to moderate . Visibility 38 km, Tide flooding, High tide 3:45pm.
Observers: Paul Martin
During Counts:
Eastbound: 294 birds
Westbound: 20Birds
Rest Period Counts
Eastbound 46 birds
Westbound 1 Birds
Total birds seen East 340 West 21
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, Razorbills, Harlequin Duck,Northern Gannet, Brants, and Purple Sandpiper.
Parked; Common Eider (4), Black Guillemot (2), Razorbills (3), Harlequin Duck (7), Common Loon (2), Double- Crested Cormorant (1) Black Scoter (7), Surf Scoter (110), Red-breasted Merganser (2), Brant (70) Purple Sandpiper (9) and Dark-winged Scoter (37)
2 Song Sparrow 4 Savannah Sparrow, at seed.
It was a pretty quiet day, most birds stayed parked and floated through the area, there was a large raft of Brants that stayed in the bay West of the observatory.
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