It was a slow morning at the Avalon Seawatch today, with less than 1,000 birds tallied. The afternoon was significantly more exciting, with the Jaeger hour coming with impressive force as well as the first Shearwater of the season. A total of 17 Parasitic Jaegers were counted, with 10 making their way past the counter in 4 minutes!
Counter: Tom Reed.
Total for the day: 757
Total birds for the season: 14,886
Counter: Tom Reed.
Total for the day: 757
Total birds for the season: 14,886
| 09/28 | Season Totals | |
|---|---|---|
| BAEA - Bald Eagle | 1 | 1 |
| BBPL - Black-bellied Plover | 1 | 34 |
| BLSC - Black Scoter | 1 | 337 |
| BLSK - Black Skimmer | 38 | 79 |
| BLTE - Black Tern | 1 | 1 |
| BRAN - Brant | 1 | 3 |
| BRPE - Brown Pelican | 7 | 13 |
| CATE - Caspian Tern | 1 | 71 |
| COSH - Cory's Shearwater | 1 | 1 |
| COTE - Common Tern | 26 | 35 |
| DCCO - Double-crested Cormorant | 324 | 5,216 |
| DWSC-SP - Surf/Black (Dark-winged) Scoter Species | 82 | 230 |
| FOTE - Forster's Tern | 19 | 79 |
| GBBG - Great Black-backed Gull | 10 | 69 |
| GRCO - Great Cormorant | 1 | 7 |
| HERG - Herring Gull | 5 | 42 |
| LAGU - Laughing Gull | 81 | 81 |
| MONARCH - Monarch Butterfly | 12 | -- |
| NOGA - Northern Gannet | 1 | 4 |
| OSPR - Osprey | 2 | 19 |
| PAJA - Parasitic Jaeger | 17 | 26 |
| PEFA - Peregrine Falcon | 3 | 3 |
| RBGU - Ring-billed Gull | 1 | 6 |
| ROYT - Royal Tern | 104 | 257 |
| RTHU - Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 1 | 5 |
| SAVS - Savannah Sparrow | 1 | 1 |
| STERNA-SP - Sterna Species | 3 | 14 |
| SULPHURC - Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly | 2 | -- |
| SUSC - Surf Scoter | 23 | 51 |
| WESA - Western Sandpiper | 1 | 15 |
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