Avalon Seawatch - October 15, 2011

A strong wind out of the west seemed to shut down most migration over sea on Saturday. A decent variety of dabbling ducks and the season's first Hooded Mergansers somehwat made up for the lack of volume.

Totals:
Snow Goose - 7
Brant - 3
Wood Duck - 14
American Wigeon - 15
American Black Duck - 37
Northern Shoveler - 5
Northern Pintail - 39
dabbling duck, sp. - 12
Green-winged Teal - 6
Greater Scaup - 1
Surf Scoter - 8
dark-winged scoter - 8
Hooded Merganser - 11
Red-breasted Merganser - 1
Common Loon - 6
Northern Gannet - 87
Brown Pelican - 18
Double-crested Cormorant - 183
Laughing Gull - 144
Ring-billed Gull - 5
Herring Gull - 1
Great Black-backed Gull - 8
Forster's Tern - 14
Royal Tern - 68

(Total = 701)

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