There was some movement of birds today at the Avalon Seawatch! A total of 1014 birds were counted. 820 Double-crested Cormorants, the highest total to date for the season, passed by today. Other highlights included a lone Gadwall, 4 Blue-winged Teal, and 5 Common Loons. Winds were out of the northeast all day today, which contributed to the flight. Rain started off-and-on in the middle of the afternoon, and picked up in earnest in the late afternoon, virtually stopping any migration.
A single Ruby-throated Hummingbird zipped past, as well as 60 American Oystercatchers. A Merlin was seen with some passerine prey out over the water at dawn.
A list of species detected follows, with counted migrants in bold:
Location: Avalon Seawatch
Observation date: 9/26/10
Number of species: 27
Gadwall 1
Blue-winged Teal 4
Green-winged Teal 13
Surf Scoter 8
Black Scoter 57
Common Loon 5
Northern Gannet 7
Double-crested Cormorant 820
Osprey X
Merlin 1
Semipalmated Plover X
American Oystercatcher 60
Ruddy Turnstone 2
Sanderling X
Least Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 78
Herring Gull 7
Great Black-backed Gull X
Caspian Tern 5
Common Tern 5
Forster's Tern 4
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Tree Swallow X
American Robin 1
House Sparrow X
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