Avalon Seawatch, 15 December 2016

It was a frigid day at the Avalon Seawatch today.  Winds blew from the northwest, and increased in speed throughout the day.  By the end of the day the winds were consistently over 30mph, with gusts up to 45mph!  The bird flight was slow, making it a long day at the seawatch.  Scoters, ring-billed gulls, and black duck made up the majority of the flight.  The total number of birds observed was 1,314.

There is only one week left of the Avalon Seawatch! Visit us sunrise to sunset, everyday until December 22nd, between 8th and 9th street in Avalon.

Avalon Seawatch count for 12/15/2016
Species	Count today	Season total	Season maximum
			Count	Date(s)
Black Duck	128	1832	246	10/24/2016
Black Scoter	115	181091	15583	11/24/2016
Bonaparte's Gull	5	1877	795	11/14/2016
Brant	15	2596	305	11/23/2016
Bufflehead	6	3471	1803	11/21/2016
Canada Goose	127	8764	7008	12/10/2016
Common Loon	4	1472	376	10/24/2016
dabbling duck sp.	34	139	38	11/5/2016
Double-crested Cormorant	21	147979	10151	10/11/2016
Greater / Lesser Scaup	38	532	58	11/12/2016
Greater Scaup	102	860	102	12/15/2016
Green-winged Teal (American)	3	7512	1758	10/27/2016
Laughing Gull	3	19340	1592	11/1/2016
Long-tailed Duck	19	557	144	11/22/2016
Mallard	39	385	85	12/10/2016
Northern Gannet	49	60830	6143	11/24/2016
Red-breasted Merganser	26	794	122	12/5/2016
Ring-billed Gull	151	7809	1515	11/22/2016
scoter sp.	82	42100	6858	11/7/2016
Snow Goose	47	330	166	12/5/2016
Surf Scoter	22	91918	10310	11/1/2016
Surf/Black Scoter	268	34601	4115	11/1/2016
Tundra Swan	5	97	33	11/21/2016
Wood Duck	5	782	207	11/1/2016