Seawatch, 15 December 2015

It was the day for geese up in Avalon on Tuesday, with over 1,500 Snow Geese and nearly 1,000 Canada Geese tallied all day. Northern Gannets and Red-throated Loons also had a strong day. Also worth noting is the two Cave Swallows and a late-season Barn Swallow that came off the water.
Counter: Tom Reed
Total for the day: 6,652
Total birds for the season: 984,903

	12/15	Season Totals
ABDU - American Black Duck	27	1,859
ALCID-SP - Alcid Species	1	2
BAEA - Bald Eagle	4	38
BLSC - Black Scoter	48	141,753
BOGU - Bonaparte's Gull	36	1,966
BRAN - Brant	2	5,791
BUFF - Bufflehead	6	1,156
CANG - Canada Goose	994	1,094
CASW - Cave Swallow	2	3
COGO - Common Goldeneye	6	26
COLO - Common Loon	5	1,874
DCCO - Double-crested Cormorant	2	187,712
DWSC-SP - Surf/Black (Dark-winged) Scoter Species	13	78,307
GBBG - Great Black-backed Gull	4	1,434
GLSC - Greater/Lesser Scaup	4	1,384
GOOSE-SP - Goose Species	1	1
HERG - Herring Gull	11	9,412
HOME - Hooded Merganser	2	105
LAGU - Laughing Gull	36	38,552
LBBG - Lesser Black-backed Gull	2	57
LTDU - Long-tailed Duck	16	1,067
NOGA - Northern Gannet	2,196	138,426
NOHA - Northern Harrier	2	19
RAZO - Razorbill	3	30
RBGU - Ring-billed Gull	207	12,951
RBME - Red-breasted Merganser	16	1,220
RSHA - Red-shouldered Hawk	1	1
RTLO - Red-throated Loon	1,274	102,847
SCOTER-SP - Scoter Species	35	61,669
SNGO - Snow Goose	1,572	1,746
SUSC - Surf Scoter	117	126,130
TUSW - Tundra Swan	4	41
UNDU - Duck Species	3	2,294
WWSC - White-winged Scoter	1	630