Seawatch, 9 December 2015

Peak season-like flights continue at the Avalon Seawatch Wednesday. Over 32,000 birds were tallied with the 2nd largest Black Scoter flight of the season! Great counts for White-winged & Surf Scoters, Red-throated Loon and Northern Gannet. The highlight was 17 Razorbills, but Black-legged Kittiwake, adult male Common Eider, Red-necked Grebe and several Humpback Whales were also exciting!
Counter: Skye Haas
Total for the day: 32,221
Total birds for the season: 957,466

	12/09	Season Totals
ABDU - American Black Duck	16	1,832
BLKI - Black-legged Kittiwake	1	24
BLSC - Black Scoter	16,036	136,212
BOGU - Bonaparte's Gull	149	1,928
BRAN - Brant	10	5,782
BUFF - Bufflehead	1	1,132
COEI - Common Eider	3	55
COLO - Common Loon	13	1,861
DCCO - Double-crested Cormorant	17	187,577
DWSC-SP - Surf/Black (Dark-winged) Scoter Species	1,173	76,956
GBBG - Great Black-backed Gull	25	1,373
GBHE - Great Blue Heron	1	261
GLSC - Greater/Lesser Scaup	1	1,368
GRSC - Greater Scaup	2	564
GWTE - Green-winged Teal	13	10,208
HERG - Herring Gull	229	8,939
HOME - Hooded Merganser	8	99
LAGU - Laughing Gull	187	38,115
LBBG - Lesser Black-backed Gull	1	52
LTDU - Long-tailed Duck	15	473
NOGA - Northern Gannet	6,567	131,897
PUSA - Purple Sandpiper	18	452
RAZO - Razorbill	17	19
RBGU - Ring-billed Gull	262	12,427
RBME - Red-breasted Merganser	36	1,162
REKN - Red Knot	90	476
RNGR - Red-necked Grebe	1	15
RTLO - Red-throated Loon	3,161	98,562
RUTU - Ruddy Turnstone	3	205
SCOTER-SP - Scoter Species	267	61,250
SNGO - Snow Goose	14	155
SUSC - Surf Scoter	3,815	122,998
WODU - Wood Duck	2	950
WWSC - White-winged Scoter	67	556