The first day of winter was mild with temperatures in the mid 40s and a light breeze out of the north west. Clouds covered most of the sky but the sun managed to peak through on several occasions. Around 1,000 birds were counted at the seawatch and there is just one more day left in the season! The most sighted species today were Scoters and loons.
Be sure to join us at the seawatch tomorrow for the last day of the count!
Avalon Seawatch, 22 December 2016
The season has officially ended! After 92 days of counting migrating water birds from Avalon's beautiful beaches a total of 776,412 individuals were counted moving south for the winter. Today's total was 662 birds with most being Scoters. The weather was amazing for our last day, with temperatures in the 50s and wind light and variable. Visibility was also great! Click the link below to see our totals and peak counts for the season on the trektellen website:
http://trektellen.org/site/totals/1747/2016
Throughout the season we had lots of visitors and volunteers helping with the count and we owe an immense amount of gratitude for their company and support! A huge thanks to Gail Dwyer for spending endless afternoons and frigid cold days by my side and admiring full fledged migration at the seawatch. Hope to see everyone next year on 8th and 9th street beach in Avalon for another season of counting migration!
Avalon Seawatch, 18 December 2016
It was another slow day with very few birds at the seawatch. The highlight today was definitely the weather. It started out clear, sunny, and warm with southern winds. Around lunchtime the clouds started to roll in. Right before the sun set dark storm clouds passed over us and brought with it wind gusts up to 36 mph!
The top three species observed today were dunlin, long-tailed duck, and red-breasted merganser. The total number of birds observed was 324 of 17 different species. The season total for birds so far is 769,319. Check out the full set of data below to see what was counted today.
Avalon Seawatch
count for 12/18/2016
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Species
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Count
today
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Season
total
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Season
maximum
|
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Count
|
Date(s)
|
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18
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181182
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15583
|
11/24/2016
|
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1
|
1878
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795
|
11/14/2016
|
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11
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2618
|
305
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11/23/2016
|
||
3
|
1480
|
376
|
10/24/2016
|
||
1
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148000
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10151
|
10/11/2016
|
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120
|
256
|
120
|
12/18/2016
|
||
5
|
884
|
54
|
12/12/2016
|
||
2
|
879
|
102
|
12/15/2016
|
||
1
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1589
|
197
|
11/24/2016
|
||
66
|
823
|
160
|
12/16/2016
|
||
2
|
60923
|
6143
|
11/24/2016
|
||
6
|
12
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6
|
12/17/2016
12/18/2016 |
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36
|
892
|
122
|
12/5/2016
|
||
19
|
68880
|
7293
|
11/24/2016
|
||
8
|
7848
|
1515
|
11/22/2016
|
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17
|
561
|
166
|
10/13/2016
|
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8
|
91979
|
10310
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11/1/2016
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Avalon Seawatch, 17 December 2016
Only 222 birds flew by the Avalon seawatch today. It was very rainy for most of the day with winds that blew from the southeast. The top three species observed were long-tailed duck, surf scoter, and red-breasted merganser. Check out the full set of data below.
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Avalon Seawatch
count for 12/17/2016
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Species
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Count
today
|
Season
total
|
Season
maximum
|
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|
Count
|
Date(s)
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22
|
181164
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15583
|
11/24/2016
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1
|
277
|
114
|
10/13/2016
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||
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2
|
3511
|
1803
|
11/21/2016
|
||
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4
|
1477
|
376
|
10/24/2016
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9
|
136
|
93
|
10/13/2016
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||
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3
|
879
|
54
|
12/12/2016
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||
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2
|
877
|
102
|
12/15/2016
|
||
|
9
|
1588
|
197
|
11/24/2016
|
||
|
40
|
757
|
160
|
12/16/2016
|
||
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4
|
60921
|
6143
|
11/24/2016
|
||
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
12/17/2016
|
||
|
29
|
856
|
122
|
12/5/2016
|
||
|
16
|
68861
|
7293
|
11/24/2016
|
||
|
8
|
7840
|
1515
|
11/22/2016
|
||
|
3
|
9
|
3
|
9/24/2016
11/6/2016 12/17/2016 |
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3
|
544
|
166
|
10/13/2016
|
||
|
7
|
384
|
166
|
12/5/2016
|
||
|
35
|
91971
|
10310
|
11/1/2016
|
||
|
19
|
34649
|
4115
|
11/1/2016
|
||
Visit us between 8th and 9th street at Avalon to do some seawatching!
Avalon Seawatch, 16 December 2016
It was another frigid December day at the Avalon seawatch today. Winds blew from the West and it was much calmer than yesterday. The total number of birds observed today was 1,558 with the top three species being Canada goose, scoter, and long-tailed duck. It was our best day for long-tailed ducks so far this season, with 160 individuals. A highlight from the day was seeing a common seal!
Check out the table below for the full set of data collected. Visit us at the seawatch, everyday, between 8th and 9th street in Avalon!
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Avalon Seawatch
count for 12/16/2016
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Species
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Count today
|
Season total
|
Season maximum
|
||
|
Count
|
Date(s)
|
||||
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42
|
1874
|
246
|
10/24/2016
|
||
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51
|
181142
|
15583
|
11/24/2016
|
||
|
11
|
2607
|
305
|
11/23/2016
|
||
|
38
|
3509
|
1803
|
11/21/2016
|
||
|
656
|
9420
|
7008
|
12/10/2016
|
||
|
3
|
23
|
8
|
11/22/2016
|
||
|
1
|
1473
|
376
|
10/24/2016
|
||
|
20
|
147999
|
10151
|
10/11/2016
|
||
|
2
|
50
|
18
|
10/24/2016
|
||
|
1
|
39
|
5
|
10/13/2016
|
||
|
30
|
562
|
58
|
11/12/2016
|
||
|
15
|
875
|
102
|
12/15/2016
|
||
|
24
|
578
|
89
|
11/5/2016
|
||
|
160
|
717
|
160
|
12/16/2016
|
||
|
3
|
388
|
85
|
12/10/2016
|
||
|
87
|
60917
|
6143
|
11/24/2016
|
||
|
33
|
827
|
122
|
12/5/2016
|
||
|
26
|
68845
|
7293
|
11/24/2016
|
||
|
23
|
7832
|
1515
|
11/22/2016
|
||
|
237
|
42337
|
6858
|
11/7/2016
|
||
|
47
|
377
|
166
|
12/5/2016
|
||
|
18
|
91936
|
10310
|
11/1/2016
|
||
|
29
|
34630
|
4115
|
11/1/2016
|
||
|
1
|
783
|
207
|
11/1/2016
|
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