The first couple of hours at the Seawatch today were difficult to say the least. The rain and winds made the condition of the optics less than favorable and the visibility was very bad. However, after the rain stopped the visibility rapidly improved, and despite the salt spray it became rather pleasant. Common Eiders continue to put on a good showing, with a flock that built to 11 individuals by the end of the day sitting just of the main jetty. The early morning Gannet spectacle in the rain was a great show, and the day was finished off with a Dickcissel mixed in with the local House Sparrow flock next to the parking lot.
Location: Avalon Seawatch
Observation date: 10/27/09
Notes: NE Winds, rain for the first 3 hours.
Number of species: 41
Brant (Atlantic) 14
Wood Duck 11
American Wigeon 5
American Black Duck 11
Northern Pintail 32
Green-winged Teal 142
Greater Scaup 10
Lesser Scaup 1
Common Eider 14
Surf Scoter 3403
White-winged Scoter 2
Black Scoter 2534
dark-winged scoter sp. 652
Red-breasted Merganser 9
Red-throated Loon 45
Common Loon 1
Northern Gannet 574
Brown Pelican 2
Double-crested Cormorant 147
Great Cormorant 1
Osprey 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Black-bellied Plover 2
Semipalmated Plover 9
Sanderling 45
Dunlin 50
Laughing Gull 61
Herring Gull 17
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Forster's Tern 28
Royal Tern 55
Rock Pigeon X
Carolina Chickadee 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 1
Northern Mockingbird X
European Starling X
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dickcissel 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 55
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