The south winds continued yesterday and migration was slowed to a crawl. Although low in numbers, I still had a great time at the count! There seemed to be a fun or new bird every hour or so, and couple that with the lovely visitors that stopped by periodically, the day flew by (kindof). Highlights of the day included many a Parasitic Jaeger flying north and wreaking havoc along the way, the first Great Cormorant of the season, and a late-season Whimbrel.
View the whole count here:
http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1747/20171005
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| Bottlenose Dolphins were around the jetty and inlet for almost the entire day. |
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| A Whimbrel flying by in the morning. |
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| Our first Great Cormorant of the count this year. |
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A Parasitic Jaeger (left) dives down after the fish bits that it forced
this young Laughing Gull (right) to cough up. |
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| Doug Gochfeld gets a closer look at the Parasitic Jaeger show. |
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