Avalon Seawatch - October 14, 2011

Friday was extremely interesting at Avalon. A slow day overall was offset by a record-breaking flight of 37 Parasitic Jaegers; 27 during the morning alone. Other notables included a single Blue-winged Teal and the largest (yet) Northern Gannet flight of the young season.

Totals:
Brant - 25
Blue-winged Teal - 1
Surf Scoter - 54
Black Scoter - 8
Red-throated Loon - 2
Common Loon - 11
Northern Gannet - 307
Brown Pelican - 5
Double-crested Cormorant - 37
Laughing Gull - 457
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Herring Gull - 5
Great Black-backed Gull - 2
Common Tern - 2
Forster's Tern - 25
Royal Tern - 117
Black Skimmer - 1
Parasitic Jaeger - 37

(Total = 1,997)

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