A change in the weather brought an increase in migrants past the Seawatch today. Empty skies at dawn were quickly filled by three-digit flocks of Double-crested Cormorants and bunches of Green-winged Teal. Later, as the clouds thickened and a strong northeast breeze developed, numerous scoter flocks paraded past. Six Parasitic Jaegers were a highlight, and 33 more Brown Pelicans put our season total for that species well over 200.
The day's totals follow:
Brant - 119
Wood Duck - 9
American Black Duck - 4
Blue-winged Teal - 1
Northern Shoveler - 2
Northern Pintail - 98
Green-winged Teal - 205
scaup, sp - 2
Surf Scoter - 901
Black Scoter - 2,673
dark-winged scoter - 271
Red-breasted Merganser - 1
Common Loon - 29
Northern Gannet - 8
Brown Pelican - 33
Double-crested Cormorant - 4,994
Great Blue Heron - 2
Laughing Gull - 826
Ring-billed Gull - 47
Herring Gull - 45
Great Black-backed Gull - 2
Forster's Tern - 4
Royal Tern - 3
Black Skimmer - 3
Parasitic Jaeger - 6
(Total = 10,286)
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