[Four Brown Pelicans taking the rare "inland route" past the Seawatch this morning. Photo by Doug Gochfeld; click to enlarge.]
It was a beautiful day at the Seawatch, and the flight wasn't half bad either. A strong early morning push of Laughing Gulls was gradually replaced by a small but steady procession of Double-crested Cormorants during the middle of the day. A total of 36 Gadwall was surprising, and represents a new single-day Seawatch record. Other highlights included an early morning flock of 7 Ruddy Ducks, one Lesser Black-backed Gull and four more Parasitic Jaegers. Special thanks go to Doug Gochfeld for his help with the count early this morning.
Totals:
Brant - 19
Canada Goose - 1
Gadwall - 36
Blue-winged Teal - 2
Northern Pintail - 10
Green-winged Teal - 12
Greater Scaup - 1
aythya, sp - 9
Surf Scoter - 27
dark-winged scoter - 16
Ruddy Duck - 7
Red-throated Loon - 1
Common Loon - 50
loon, sp - 1
Horned Grebe - 6
Northern Gannet - 112
Brown Pelican - 18
Double-crested Cormorant - 1,505
Great Cormorant - 1
Great Blue Heron - 51
Great Egret - 3
Laughing Gull - 3,287
Ring-billed Gull - 34
Herring Gull - 17
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Great Black-backed Gull - 18
Common Tern - 2
Forster's Tern - 23
Royal Tern - 39
Parasitic Jaeger - 4
(Total = 5,316)
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