22 September 2011 - Sea Watch

The Seawatch in Avalon begins! The day was a perfect example of early season at the Sea Watch, slow and dicey weather with a few good birds. The day started with a good bit of rain and heavy fog, which cleared after a couple of hours. The rain stayed away for the rest of the day, but the fog would come back randomly throughout the day. This however, played out well, as an intermediate morph juvenile Parasitic Jaeger came cruising along the edge of the fog bank midday and provided an excellent, but rather haunting look as it faded in and out of the fog and then just disappeared, and was then gone in the mist. Seven Brown Pelicans were the other highlight. A group of four in the morning and then a group of three late in the day. Oh, and the first bird of the season was a nice adult Northern Gannet!

Northern Gannet - 2

Brown Pelican - 7

Caspian Tern - 9

Common Tern - 42

Royal Tern - 47

Black Skimmer - 2

Parasitic Jaeger - 1

Small sterna sp - 4