Avalon Seawatch - 22 December 2011

The last day of the Seawatch was slow overall, but had some excitement. It all started at about 0740, when a Black guillemot flew down the channel at an unbelievably close range and kept going south pass the 8th street jetty. Then a little later in the morning, an adult male King Eider turned up in the Common Eider flock and was seen through the end of the day, often at very close range. Other noteworthy birds were a handful of Razorbills, three Red-necked Grebes, and a couple of Black-legged Kittiwake. Nothing like going out with a bang!

Canada Goose - 25

Wood Duck - 1

Lesser Scaup - 1

King Eider - 1

Surf Scoter - 78

White-winged Scoter - 4

Black Scoter - 75

dark-winged scoter - 18

unknown scoter - 50

Long-tailed Duck - 21

Common Goldeneye - 2

Red-breasted Merganser - 18

Red-throated Loon - 364

Common Loon - 4

Red-necked Grebe - 3

Northern Gannet - 144

Double-crested Cormorant - 1

Great blue Heron - 1

Bonaparte's Gull - 26

Ring-billed Gull - 11

Herring Gull - 79

Great Black-backed gull - 12

Black-legged Kittiwake - 2

Forster's Tern - 1

Razorbill - 5

Black Guillemot - 1

Total - 948