The Avalon Seawatch closed out the month of November with incredibly pleasant, albeit unusually warm, weather and plenty of birds. Wednesday saw just under 10,000 birds but it was the mammals that stood out that day. There were still at least
6 Bottlenose Dolphins hunting just beyond the jetty as well as quite the cooperative
Humpback Whale that made appearances throughout the day! The whale was seen again on Thursday but not nearly as much.
Thursday morning saw a BIG push of Red-throated Loons that became a slow and steady movement for the rest of the day (a total of 7,089), and we also had a season high-day for Northern Gannets (3,201). And although it was the end of November, we still had a great day of diversity including American Wigeon, Common Eider, Horned Grebe, Green-winged Teal, and a super late BROWN PELICAN.
In other exciting news, we officially broke the all-time season high count for Black Scoter on Thursday with a new record of 257,398!! The previous season high was 256,633 and with three full weeks left of the season, seems like we will only add to that new record. Check out the totals below, and make sure to check out the Seawatch in the upcoming weeks.
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| A big flock of White-winged Scoters during the big Red-throated Loon push Thursday morning. |
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| Brant |
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| There are plenty of Common Eiders making their way this far south this year. |
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| American Wigeon trailing behind a small flock of Common Eider. |
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| Scoters right on the tail of this late Brown Pelican. |
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| HUMPBACK WHALE! |
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| White-winged Scoters flying high. |
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