Avalon Seawatch, 19 November 2016

     There was a great flight this morning with over 8 thousand birds within the first two hours of the day. It was a little foggy in the morning but it quickly cleared and turned out to be a beautiful day. Temperatures rose to the low 60s and the wind came from the south east. Today's count totalled in at 24,370 birds. It was a good day for viewing Black Scoters and Red Throated Loons which flew close to the shoreline. Below are today's totals and the season totals.


SpeciesCount todaySeason totalSeason maximum
CountDate(s)
American Oystercatcher22514910/24/2016
American Wigeon11427010/27/2016
Black Duck59110524610/24/2016
Black Scoter146771349061467711/19/2016
Bonaparte's Gull5145379511/14/2016
Brant8164230211/5/2016
Common Eider951911/19/2016
Common Loon8128937610/24/2016
dabbling duck sp.1843811/5/2016
Double-crested Cormorant3831349231015110/11/2016
Forster's Tern4482949010/6/2016
Great Black-backed Gull106304810/21/2016
Great Blue Heron239021310/24/2016
Greater / Lesser Scaup373075811/12/2016
Greater Scaup4548810111/5/2016
Green-winged Teal (American)2616787175810/27/2016
Herring Gull1891810010/21/2016
Hooded Merganser212711/12/2016
Horned Grebe116410/30/2016
11/8/2016
Laughing Gull19618251159211/1/2016
Lesser Scaup363388911/5/2016
Mallard81053210/24/2016
Monarch362038110/24/2016
Northern Gannet167530898532011/1/2016
Northern Pintail9206466810/18/2016
Parasitic Jaeger41602010/27/2016
Red-breasted Merganser101723211/7/2016
Red-throated Loon275231518728511/12/2016
Ring-billed Gull202224546511/15/2016
Ring-necked Duck1312111/1/2016
Royal Tern4141124011/1/2016
Surf Scoter2472769951031011/1/2016
Surf/Black Scoter145127199411511/1/2016
Wood Duck1470520711/1/2016

     Join us at the seawatch, everyday, sunrise to sunset, at 8th and 9th street beach in Avalon.
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