tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11874406150016502612024-02-07T12:31:52.571-08:00Quoddy Link BirdsNick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-36841596690503771662014-09-29T08:31:00.000-07:002014-09-29T08:31:59.397-07:00Sept. 23rd - 28thThe morning of the 27th was the date for our annual birding outing through the West Isles. I would like to thank everyone who came out! We had beautiful<b> </b>weather and were able to circumnavigate Deer Island in search of many different bird species. We started by crossing the Passamaquoddy Bay and had some good looks at SURF and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS that have started to show up in the area. On the way through Letete passage we caught a glimpse of a NORTHERN GOSHAWK being harassed by a group of ravens. We started to get into some large groups of feeding gulls at Green's Point and had some good looks at three different PARASITIC JAEGERS. We also had the chance to look at some very large rafts of moulting COMMON EIDER.<br />
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Our bird of the day came in the form of a 1st year LITTLE GULL that was feeding with BONAPARTES GULLS off of White Island, see photos of this bird below. We also had very good looks at GREAT CORMORANT and many other more common bird species. Thanks again to everyone who came out!<br />
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<b>Here is a full list of the species we saw on the trip...</b><br />
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Common eider<br />
Double-crested cormorant<br />
Great cormorant<br />
White-winged scoter<br />
Surf scoter<br />
Black guillemot<br />
Great blue heron<br />
Northern goshawk<br />
Merlin<br />
Parasitic Jaeger<br />
Black-legged kittiwake <br />
Bonaparte's gull<br />
Little gull<br />
Ring-billed gull<br />
Herring gull<br />
Great black-backed gull<br />
Common tern<br />
Common loon<br />
Bald eagle<br />
Osprey <br />
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<b>Recent sightings of interest by day...</b><br />
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<b>Sept. 23rd</b> - LAUGHING GULL off Eastport. First of fall RED-NECKED GREBE. Single RED-NECKED PHALAROPE<br />
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<b>Sept. 27th </b>- Pelagic birding trip! NORTHERN GOSHAWK over Pendleton Island. 3 PARASITIC JAEGERS off Green's Point. LITTLE GULL, immature bird off White Island. MERLIN over Cherry Island. On the afternoon trip...BROAD-WINGED HAWK and OSPREY crossing Letete at 5:20pm.<br />
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<b>Sept. 28th </b>- A big day for raptor movement over the West Isles...On the way through Letete in the AM; 2 unidentified raptors over Pendleton, adult PEREGRINE on Macs tower, immature NORTHERN HARRIER and 3 OSPREY. Immature RED-TAILED HAWK over Sandy Island. Adult PEREGRINE crossing Letete on the way back through.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st year Little gull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st year Little gull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st year Little gull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Peregrine Falcon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Peregrine Falcon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Peregrine Falcon</td></tr>
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<br />Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-50339953755329885832014-09-22T12:00:00.002-07:002014-09-22T12:01:11.588-07:00Sept. 12th - 20thGroups of feeding gulls within the West Isles is at a seasonal high, with Bonaparte's gull as the dominant species, numbering in the many thousands of birds. Kittiwakes are also quite numerous with a few young of the year showing up. I haven't had a lot of time to scan through these large groups, but did pick out a nice adult LITTLE GULL the other day. Looking forward to having many eyes on the boat for the upcoming Pelagic trip on Saturday the 27th, who knows what we will find! PARASITIC JAEGERS have also been fairly common in the area.<br />
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Recent arrivals include all three species of Scoter ducks that are beginning to show up in small numbers. I expect thay many more will be arriving this week. The common eiders have been forming some impressive rafts numbering in the hundreds of birds.<br />
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We have had a few good days with NW winds that brought some migrant raptors through the area as well as a few monarch butterflies. Also noted some light raptor movement on the 20th, a day with strong SW winds.<br />
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Bird activity offshore remains fairly low, with shearwaters, gannets and alcids being mostly absent. A few Great Shearwater, Atlantic Puffin, Razorbills and Northern Gannets have been sighted in very low numbers.<br />
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<b>Sightings of interest by day:</b><br />
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<b>Sept 12th</b> - Unidentified raptor off Green's Point. MERLIN and NORTHERN HARRIER over South Wolf Island 3:25PM. PARASITIC JAEGER off Adam Island.<br />
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<b>Sept. 13th </b>- First 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS of fall in Passamaquoddy Bay. SHARP-SHINNED HAWK over South Wolf Island at 11:35PM<br />
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<b>Sept. 15th</b> - NORTHERN HARRIER over Macs Island at 2:20PM. 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS off Bliss Island<br />
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<b>Sept. 19th </b>- First of fall SURF SCOTER in Letete passage. 3 BROADWING HAWKS over Macs Island at 10:20PM. Adult male NORTHERN HARRIER over Fish Cove at 10:30PM. AMERICAN KESTREL and MERLIN over Macs Island at 2:15PM.<br />
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Also...Monarch and Mourning cloak sighted butterflies offshore<br />
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<b>Sept. 20th </b>- Juvenile RED-TAILED HAWK over Macs at 10:20AM. First 6 BLACK SCOTERS of fall off Spruce Island. SHARP-SHINNED HAWK settling onto Campobello Island coming from open bay in strong SW wind. PARASITIC JAEGER in Head Harbour passage. Adult LITTLE GULL off Black Rock, couldn't get a photo as it flew off too quickly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald Eagles on Spectacle Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black and Surf Scoter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great blue heron. Photo by Jolinne Surette</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raft of Common Eider</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raft of Common Eider</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gulls on Black Rock, mostly Bonapartes and kittiwakes and perhaps some rarities</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gulls on Black Rock, mostly Bonapartes and kittiwakes and perhaps some rarities</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Merlin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monarch butterfly, female</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Harrier</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parasitic Jaeger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile red-tailed hawk?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sharp-shinned hawk</td></tr>
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<br />Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-37898259673345059352014-09-12T08:01:00.000-07:002014-09-12T08:01:14.758-07:00Aug. 23rd - September 11thBird activity in the West Isles is coming to a climax with the greatest diversity being seen on the most recent trips. We have been spending most of our time in the areas around Black's Harbour and the Wolves.<br />
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Bird activity off the Wolves seems to come and go, with small numbers of Shearwaters, Puffins and Gannets moving to and from the inshore and offshore areas. Pomarine and Parasitic jaegers are been spotted on a daily basis in this area as well as the inshore around Green's Point lighthouse. A few common tern are still in the area.<br /><br />Although we haven't been spending a lot of time within the Islands, the tidal currents around Eastport and Deer Island have attracted thousands of feeding gulls, as is usual this time of year. Bonaparte's are present in the many thousands as well as good numbers of black-legged kittiwake. These large groups of gulls usually hold other rarer species like little gull, black-headed and lesser-black backed gull and even SABINE'S GULL which has been reported in the area this year by Chris Bartlett. I look forward to spending some time looking through these flocks to see what we can find on the Pelagic trip on the 27th.<br />
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Fall migration has brought the first hawks of the season in the skies over Letete Passage as well as the first migrant hummingbirds of the fall season. Many immature great blue herons are appearing with the islands and more bald eagles are showing up as well. Also seen migrating are MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, an encouraging sign after not a single one was spotted last year.<br />
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The <b>UPCOMING PELAGIC TRIP ON THE 27th </b>of September is now almost full, with just 5 spots remaining. Some people may cancel so if you want to go and it is full please put your name on the reserve list. If you are currently signed up and unable to attend please let the office know ASAP.<br />
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<b>Sightings of interest by day:</b><br />
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<b>Aug. 23rd </b>- 200-300 Shearwaters off South Wolf Island, mostly GREAT with a few SOOTY. One HUMMINGBIRD off Bliss Island. POMARINE and PARASITIC JAEGER off Eastern Wolf Island. Small rafts of ATLANTIC PUFFIN<br />
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<b>Aug. 25th</b> - small groups of GREAT and SOOTY SHEARWATERS with a single MANX. NORTHERN GANNET off Eastern Wolf Island<br />
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<b>Aug. 26th</b> - HUMMINGBIRD crossing Letete passage. Small numbers of Shearwater and 20-30 NORTHERN GANNET off Bliss Island. BELTED KINGFISHERS throughout islands. MERLIN over Simpson Island. 40-50 CALIDRIS sp. sandpipers on rockweed in Head Harbour passage.<br />
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***SABINE'S GULL REPORTED BY CHRIS BARTLETT IN HEAD HARBOUR PASSAGE AREA<br />
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<b>Sept. 4th</b> - 100-200 GREAT and SOOTY SHEARWATERS off South Wolf Island with small #'s of Atlantic Puffins. 2 MONARCH BUTTERFLIES<br />
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<b>Sept. 8th </b>- SHARP-SHINNED HAWK crossing Little Letete passage at 10:30 AM. 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS off Black's Harbour. MONARCH BUTTERFLY off South Wolf.<br />
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<b>Sept. 9th</b> - Adult PEREGRINE FALCON on Macs Island electrical tower. 2 OSPREY over Macs Island. First fledged juvenile BLACK_LEGGED KITTIWAKE of the fall (not from Whitehorse).<br />
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<b>Sept. 11th </b>- Small numbers of NORTHERN GANNET and ATLANTIC PUFFIN off South Wolf Island with 1 PARASITIC and 1 POMARINE JAEGER.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle on Spectacle Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagles feeding on herring ball off Campobello Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonaparte's gulls with Campobello Island in background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonaparte's and Kittiwakes roosting on Black Rock</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonaparte's and Kittiwakes roosting on Black Rock</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile herring gull (top right) :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great blue heron</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great blue heron</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great shearwater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great shearwater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great shearwater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gulls feeding on herring ball off Campobello Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gulls and terns roosting on Splitting knife shoal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle and Head Harbour lighthouse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parasitic jaeger (top) with pomarine jaeger (bottom)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kittiwakes roosting on Splitting Knife shoal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Krill swarm at surface, a food source which draws thousands of gulls and other birds to the West Isles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Merlin over Simpson Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult peregrine falcon on Macs tower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jaeger sp.</td></tr>
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<br />Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-89454894941411509512014-08-30T18:08:00.001-07:002014-08-30T18:08:43.898-07:00August 14th - 21stARCTIC and COMMON TERNS are still abundant in the area around Green's Point lighthouse and Letete passage, although their numbers have decrease in recent days. A few PARASITIC JAEGERS can often be seen harassing these birds as they feed in the strong tidal currents throughout the passage.<br />
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Tubenoses are still generally absent from the area, with small numbers of GREAT SHEARWATER being seen on some days as well as the first SOOTY and MANX SHEARWATERS of the year.<br />
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BLACK GUILLEMOTS and RAZORBILLS are quite common and we are still seeing small numbers of ATLANTIC PUFFIN on almost every trip as well as the odd NORTHERN GANNET.<br />
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The numbers of BONAPARTE'S GULLS continues to grow and they are mainly feeding in the tidal areas around Eastport and Campobello Island.<br />
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The first signs of early raptor migration are being seen in the skies over Macmaster and Pendleton island. Migrant raptors often use these islands to move South past Passamaquoddy Bay. I am only able to observe the skies in this area for a few minutes each trip but often see quite a few migrant raptors moving South over the islands in the fall when winds are out of the North.<br />
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Sightings of interest by day:<br />
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<b>Aug 14th</b> - 5 NORTHERN GANNETS and a LEACH"S STORM PETREL in Head Harbour passage.<br />
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<b>Aug. 15th</b> - First of fall WHITE-WINGED SCOTER off Black's Harbour<br />
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<b>Aug. 16th </b>- 20-30 GREAT SHEARWATERS off Black's Harbour with a single MANX SHEARWATER<br />
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<b>Aug. 18th </b>- LESSER-BLACK BACKED GULL off Head Harbour lighthouse. PARASITIC JAEGER off Green's Point. First of fall NORTHERN HARRIER crossing Little Letete passage. 5 GREAT and one SOOTY SHEARWATER (first of year) over the Wolves Banks. A TURKEY VULTURE over Macmaster Island<br />
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<b>Aug. 21st</b> - PARASITIC JAEGER off Green's Point. UNIDENTIFIED RAPTOR (see photo below) at 12:50PM crossing Little Letete passage, traveling south.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle</td></tr>
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<br />Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-46717267575119645882014-08-11T19:19:00.000-07:002014-08-11T19:19:01.017-07:00July 31st - Aug 11thBird activity in the West Isles continues to build, with the most recent arrivals being hundreds, if not thousands of terns. Both COMMON and ARCTIC TERNS are abundant in the Letete passage and Green's point areas with many juveniles present. I have also been noticing that many of these birds have bands on their legs from researchers<b>. </b>With so many tern around, we often get jaegers show up and today (Aug. 11th) I had the first 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS of the year harassing terns off Green's Point.<br />
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RAZORBILLS<b> </b>are common in the area with many father/chick pairs still together. We have been seeing small numbers of ATLANTIC PUFFIN on most every trip. BLACK GUILLEMOTS are abundant and beginning to moult into winter plumage and the odd COMMON MURRE is around.<br />
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The BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES have finished nesting on Whitehorse Island after perhaps the worst nesting effort I have seen in 5 years. We recorded only a single chick, who lasted only a week before disappearing, a likely victim of the many bald eagles that were a constant threat to the young birds. What appeared to be a strong start to the nesting season ended without a single kittiwake chick fledging from the colony.<br />
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Numbers of BONAPARTE"S GULLS are continuing to build and are mostly feeding near Eastport, Maine. These groups form massive flocks in the evening, easily containing over 1000 individuals. A second year LAUGHING GULL has been sighted numerous times off Green's Point lighthouse.<br />
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Tubenoses are still mostly absent from the area although I did see a few GREAT SHEARWATER off the Wolves and a single LEACH'S STORM PETREL has often been sighted in Passamaquoddy bay.<br />
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Sightings of interest by day:<br />
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<b>Aug 3rd -</b> WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER on off Whitehorse Island and two first GREAT SHEARWATERS of the year off of South Wolf island.<br />
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<b>Aug 4th </b>- GREAT SHEARWATER off Bliss Island, LAUGHING GULL off Green's Point Lighthouse in Letete<br />
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<b>Aug 7th</b> - LEACH'S STORM PETREL in Passamaquoddy Bay. 5 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES near Whitehorse Island<br />
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<b>Aug. 8th</b> - 8 GREAT SHEARWATER over the Wolves bank, 5 COMMON NIGHTHAWK flying over the St. Andrews wharf in the evening<br />
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<b>Aug 10th </b>- 2 GREAT BLUE HERONS flying south over Whitehorse Island<br />
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<b>Aug. 11th </b>- 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS chasing terns off Greens Point lighthouse, Letete. 7 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES in Passamaquoddy Bay<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arctic tern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arctic tern with bands</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE kittiwake chick of Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle with gull on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle with gull on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle with gull on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle with gull on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonaparte's gulls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonaparte's gulls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eagle meal leftovers on Whitehorse island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great shearwater, a rare wight in the Bay of Fundy this year</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immature eagle over Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immature eagle on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile tern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE kittiwake chick of Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next day... chick gone and adult looking for chick?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbill father/chick pair, check out those feet!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbill chick</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-necked phalaropes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gull sunset at the wharf in St. Andrews</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arctic tern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arctic tern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common tern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile terns</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terns landing to roost on Splitting knife shoal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terns resting on the water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parasitic jaeger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parasitic jaegers </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parasitic jaegers harassing tern</td></tr>
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Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-13446033255929353612014-07-28T18:20:00.000-07:002014-07-28T18:30:57.186-07:00July 12th - 28thBird activity in the West Isles of the Bay of Fundy has increased in the last couple weeks. Latest arrivals include numerous RAZORBILLS with their chicks as well as COMMON MURRE. We have still been seeing the odd ATLANTIC PUFFIN on some of our trips. A few GREAT-BLUE HERONS have started to show up in the islands.<br />
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A few hundred BONAPARTE'S GULLS have arrived recently and are feeding in the tide currents around Eastport and the Western Passage. There have been many groups of LEAST and SEMIPLAMATED SANDPIPERS moving through the area.<br />
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Whitehorse Island has been very active with many of the young gulls fledging. This is a big attraction for the BALD EAGLES in the area and we have seen as many as a dozen of the birds hunting for young gulls on the island. Most of the BLACK LEGGED KITTIWAKES appear to have finished their nesting effort, but a few still seem to be hanging on. We have only recorded one hatched chick so far for the entire colony and as of today he/she was still in the nest.<br />
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Shearwaters are still absent from our area, in fact, the only tubenose I have seen so far is the odd LEACH"S STORM PETREL.<br />
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Sightings of interest by day are as follows...<br />
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<b>July 12th </b>- an adult PEREGRINE FALCON was seen flying towards the gull colonies off Northwestern Harbour, Deer Island.<br />
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<b>July 17th </b>- a LEACH'S STORM PETREL was seen in Passamaquoddy Bay<br />
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<b>July 24th </b>- 40+ RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were sighted off Bliss Island Lighthouse and the first and only known Kittiwake chick was seen at Whitehorse Island. Many groups of small peeps, mostly SEMIPALMATED and LEAST SANDPIPERS were seen moving through the area and resting on floating rafts of rockweed. A CASPIAN TERN was seen feeding in the waters off Green's Point. One of the only NORTHERN GANNETS seen so far this season was sighted off Campobello Island. A group of 5 COMMON TERNS were seen near Green's Point.<br />
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<b>July 27th - </b>5 adult BALD EAGLES were feeding at the same time on a herring ball just off Head Harbour lighthouse on Campobello Island. The birds took turns swooping down to grab multiple fish in each talon and proceed to eat them on the wing. One bird even plunged into the water and swam around in the mass of fish before managing to take flight again.<br />
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Here are some photos from recent trips!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Puffin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Puffin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Puffin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immature Bald Eagle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult bald eagle perched at the Raven nest on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald Eagles on Campobello Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle feeding on herring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle feeding on herring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle feeding on herring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle feeding on herring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle feeding on herring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle feeding on herring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle feeding on herring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black guillemot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black guillemot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black guillemot with rock gunnel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged kittiwake with chick on Whitehorse island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged kittiwakes </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged kittiwakes </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged kittiwakes </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCTxx7UjPHg6IcVUyCuman1630y6wCKZip7d4FIP9lnHTiXSttORI0NMuDCFIHV4vNO8n6kBT6FcrcDOCGQXM4Kedh3alHjo6wXqoAafciC8asd9gbb94gFvIgoeYXEOLcUe7TxsJ9hdz/s1600/blog-caspian-tern-8821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCTxx7UjPHg6IcVUyCuman1630y6wCKZip7d4FIP9lnHTiXSttORI0NMuDCFIHV4vNO8n6kBT6FcrcDOCGQXM4Kedh3alHjo6wXqoAafciC8asd9gbb94gFvIgoeYXEOLcUe7TxsJ9hdz/s1600/blog-caspian-tern-8821.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caspian tern near Green's Point</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common murre</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fledgling great black backed gull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great black-backed gull feedin gon Wolfish taken from a gray seal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great-blue heron</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OCmiBeSUFQ82xvRIAdOE1yvkFrgHnJUna4PWr7dG4ZwKA_upbXWkIqJUrN-wAeZYVlkBGu52W6ozH34ac4uSy81yo1jxde0S15kCSCcHsLxk35kqJO3mtVy58Kp0pbtd3PZlps-b73gQ/s1600/blog-great-cormorant-8637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OCmiBeSUFQ82xvRIAdOE1yvkFrgHnJUna4PWr7dG4ZwKA_upbXWkIqJUrN-wAeZYVlkBGu52W6ozH34ac4uSy81yo1jxde0S15kCSCcHsLxk35kqJO3mtVy58Kp0pbtd3PZlps-b73gQ/s1600/blog-great-cormorant-8637.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great cormorant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gulls feeding on herring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gulls feeding on herring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peregrine Falcon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbill chick with father</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbill chick with father</td></tr>
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<br />Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-18540047211650075202014-07-08T08:42:00.001-07:002014-07-08T08:47:06.096-07:00The 2014 Season has started!After a slow start to our 2014 season we are now running regular trips, three times daily, at 10AM, 130PM and 5PM. <br />
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2014 has brought quite a few surprises to the Bay of Fundy and nearby areas so far, including a TUFTED PUFFIN that has been sighted numerous times around Machias Seal Island as well as a YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS and a FEA'S PETREL sighted in the Gulf of Maine by the Seven Sea's Whale Watch Company. With rarities such as these showing up in the North Atlantic we could be in for an interesting season!<br />
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Bird activity in the West Isles of the Bay of Fundy (Deer and Campobello Island areas) has been fairly low so far, with most of the usual species present in low numbers. Tropical Storm Arthur seemed to blow many birds well offshore and bird activity was very low in the days after but is now returning to normal.<br />
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Groups of several hundred herring and black-backed gulls have been feeding in the tidal currents off Eastport and Southern Deer Island. Careful inspection of these groups often turns up the odd LAUGHING GULL. There has also been a few small groups of BONAPARTE'S GULLS beginning to show up in the area.<br />
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Alcid numbers have been fairly low overall. As usual, BLACK GUILLEMOTS are very common throughout the area but only small numbers of RAZORBILL and COMMON MURRE are being seen. Recent trips have sighted small numbers of ATLANTIC PUFFIN. <br />
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The nesting birds of Whitehorse Island are well into their breeding cycle. Herring and Black-backed gulls have chicks, and some are beginning to fledge. The BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES had a promising start to their nesting, with many new nests and pairs on the island. However, in mid-June we saw two COMMON RAVENS raid the nests and devour many of the eggs. It seems like many of the birds have relaid eggs but no hatched chicks have yet been seen. BALD EAGLES are a regular sight over the island and are a constant threat to any young birds. A few GREAT CORMORANTS are regularly seen roosting on the island and the DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS are nesting in their usual spot, although in smaller numbers then past years.<br />
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The first COMMON EIDERS broods are on the water, after Tropical Storm Arthur hit on Saturday I found a few dead chicks washed up on the shore around the St. Andrews harbour. However, it was amazing to watch a small group of eider chicks feed in a raft of rockweed in 120km/h winds, apparently unphased by the power of the storm.<br />
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Yesterday, July 8th, we saw the first RED-NECKED PHALAROPES of the season, a group of approx. 20. <br />
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Looking forward to the 2014 season and I hope that some of you come out to join us aboard the Quoddy Link! Be sure to check out the images below, taken on our recent trips.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
-Nick<br />
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<b>Below is a list of birds regularly being sighted on our recent trips:</b><br />
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Bald Eagle<br />
Black-legged Kittiwake <br />
Bonaparte's Gull <br />
Herring Gull<br />
Ring-billed Gull <br />
Black-backed Gull<br />
Double-crested Cormorant<br />
Great Cormorant <br />
Black Guillemot<br />
Razorbill<br />
Atlantic Puffin<br />
Common Eider<br />
Common Loon <br />
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<b>Images from Recent Trips:</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald Eagle on Campobello Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald Eagle nest on Campobello Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Guillemot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Guillemot in flight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Guillemots in flight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonaparte's Gull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Eider brood</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nesting double-crested cormorants on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mating double-crested cormorants on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue mouth of breeding double-crested cormorant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great-black backed gull on Whitehorse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Cormorant on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Cormorant on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herring gulls on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herring gull chick on Whitehose Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herring gull nesting on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwake nesting on Whitehorse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwakes nesting on Whitehorse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwakes nesting on Whitehorse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwakes nesting on Whitehorse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwake nesting on Whitehorse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwake nesting on Whitehorse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbill in flight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbill in flight</td></tr>
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<br />Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-27991734499274690662013-10-02T17:24:00.001-07:002013-10-03T04:56:35.912-07:00Pelagic Trip ReportI would like to thank everyone who came out for our second annual fall pelagic bird watching trip on Saturday, Sept. 28th. We really lucked out with the weather which made for some very pleasant birding. Although bird activity was not as high in the area as recent years we still managed to get some excellent look at a variety of species.<br />
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Trip highlights include excellent looks at Surf and White-winged scoters in Passamaquoddy Bay, large rafts of Common Eider and a pair of Red-necked grebes off Green's Point. We got to make good comparisons between Double-crested and Great Cormorants and were also treated with quite great views of bald eagle as they fished for mackerel off Campobello island.<br />
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I didn't take a whole lot of photos on the trip so I would welcome
anyone who was aboard to send their photos and I will put them up on the
blog!<br />
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<b>Trip list:</b><br />
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Bonaparte's gull<br />
Herring gull<br />
Great-black backed gull<br />
Ring-billed gull<br />
Bald eagle<br />
Surf scoter<br />
White-winged scoter<br />
Common loon<br />
Red-necked grebe<br />
Black guillemot<br />
Common tern<br />
Belted kingfisher <br />
Double crested cormorant<br />
Great cormorant<br />
Razorbill<br />
Spotted sandpiper<br />
Great-blue heron<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonaparte's gull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonaparte's gyulls feeding on Campobello shore</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coopers hawk?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonaparte's gull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common eiders</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gulls feeding in Head Harbour passage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-necked grebes</td></tr>
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<br />Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-6014972437962051702013-09-20T08:47:00.001-07:002013-09-20T08:55:14.408-07:00Sept. 17th - 19th Just a quick post to share some recent photos and sightings. We have seen some very impressive feeding groups of gulls, eagles, porpoises and whales! Also quite a few of raptors moving through the area with the sunny days and NW winds we have been having out on the water. A few Scoters starting to show up and we had our first Harlequin duck of the fall. Birding aboard the Quoddy link has been great!<br />
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<b>Sept. 17th </b>- 5 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS and a single BROADWING HAWK seen crossing the Little Letete Passage. Also a PEREGRINE FALCON seen feeding on a kill on Pendleton tower.<br />
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<b>Sept. 18th</b> - A BROADWING HAWK, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, a KESTREL and a unidentified raptor crossing Letete passage. 7 SURF SCOTERS flying off Green's Point. A LESSER-BLACK BACKED GULL in a feeding group an the first HARLEQUIN DUCK of the fall.<br />
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<b>Sept. 19th</b> - a single WHITE-WINGED SCOTER and an adult POMARINE JAEGER off Black's Harbour. A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK over Mowat Island. a NORTHERN HARRIER over MacMaster Island. Two RED-TAILED HAWKS crossing Letete passage.<br />
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We still have room aboard the Sept. 28th bird cruise! It departs the St. Andrews wharf at 9AM and returns around 1PM. Cost is $55 per person. Be sure to call the office to reserve a spot if your interested. The Quoddy office can be reached at (506) 529-2600. </div>
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Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-86128750825401869662013-09-13T14:11:00.000-07:002013-09-13T14:21:47.521-07:00Sept. 3rd - 13thDue to the recent wet and windy weather our trips have focused on the West Isles area, rarely venturing much further then Black's Harbour and Campobello island where a good number of Fin and Minke whales have been actively feeding.<br />
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Birding aboard the Quoddy Link has been great and many of our trips have been treated with excellent displays of diving NORTHERN GANNETS, numbers of which have increased greatly over the last week. Numbers of RAZORBILLS remain high and the odd COMMON MURRE and ATLANTIC PUFFIN have been sighted. Both POMARINE and PARASITIC JAEGERS have been sighted regularly as well.<br />
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Tubenoses are sparse, with only a few MANX SHEARWATER around and the odd WILSON'S and LEACHES STORM PETRELS being seen. We haven't been out near the Wolves lately but last time we checked this area was fairly quiet with only a few GREAT and SOOTY SHEARWATER. <br />
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The number of RED-NECKED PHALAROPES has increased and small flocks can be seen feeding throughout the area.<br />
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Large numbers of BONAPARTE'S GULLS remain in the area and many juvenile birds have joined. Most of the terns have moved on but a few COMMON TERN are still around. A 1st winter LAUGHING GULL has been seen in the area for close to a week now. <br />
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Raptors have been moving through the area steadily, see the "sightings of interest by day" section below for details.<br />
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<b>A list of birds seen on most if not all of our trips:</b><br />
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Black Guillemot<br />
Razorbills<br />
Common Murre<br />
Northern Gannet<br />
Herring gull<br />
Red-necked Phalaropes<br />
Parasitic Jaeger<br />
Great black-backed Gull<br />
Black-legged Kittiwake<br />
Bonaparte's Gull<br />
Common Tern<br />
Manx Shearwater<br />
Double-creasted Cormorant<br />
Great Cormorant<br />
Common eider<br />
Common loon<br />
Bald Eagle<b> </b><br />
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<b>Sightings of interest by day:</b><br />
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<b>Sept. 3rd </b>-2 WILSON'S STORM PETRELS and a dark morph PARASITIC JAEGER seen off East Quoddy Head lighthouse<br />
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<b>Sept. 4th</b> - COOPER'S HAWK near Splitting Knife Shoal, an immature RED-TAILED HAWK soaring over Campobello and a SHARP SHINNED HAWK at little Passage<br />
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<b>Sept. 5th</b> - SHARP SHINNED HAWK crossing Little Letete passage at 2:20pm. One HUMMINGBIRD<br />
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<b>Sept. 6th</b> - Two HUMMINGBIRDS<br />
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<b>Sept. 7th</b> - COOPER'S HAWK over Little Letete Passage. A 1st winter LAUGHING GULL feeding with other gulls off Black's Harbour<br />
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<b>Sept 9th </b>- a NORTHERN HARRIER crossing Letete Passage at 11am. The same LAUGHING GULL as on the 7th. A POMARINE JAEGER off Black's Harbour. 4 HUMMINGBIRDS<br />
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<b>Sept. 10th</b> - 2 SHARP - SHINNED HAWKS crossing Little Letete passage at 10:40am and another at 11am near Green's Point lighthouse. Dark morph PARASITIC JAEGER off Black's Harbour. An AMERICAN KESTREL and a SHARP SHINNED HAWK crossing Little Letete at 1pm. One HUMMINGBIRD<br />
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<b>Sept. 11th</b> - a LEACH'S STORM PETREL in Passamaquoddy Bay.<br />
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<b>Sept. 12th </b>- 2 WHITE WINGED SCOTERS and a PARASITIC JAEGER off East Quoddy lighthouse. A juvenile LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. 5 HUMMINBIRDS<br />
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<b>Sept. 13th</b> - 5 RUDDY TURNSTONES on Whitehorse Island<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st winter Laughing Gull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st winter Laughing Gull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile leseer black-backed gull with juvenile herring and great black-backed gulls. Can you find it?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Osprey with fish, holding it head first minimizes drag</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cooper's Hawk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cooper's Hawk</td></tr>
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EAGLES! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Bald Eagle perched on a herring weir</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Bald Eagle perched on a herring weir</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immature bald eagle with Double-crested Cormorant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immature bald eagle with Double-crested Cormorant</td></tr>
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That's it for now! We still have room on the <b>Pelagic Birding Cruise </b>coming up on Saturday the 28th. It departs the St. Andrews wharf at 9AM and returns around 1pm and costs $55 per person. Please call the Quoddy Office at (506) 529-2600 to make a reservation.<br />
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-Nick<br />
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<b>Information on Tropical Birding in Costa Rica: </b><br />
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Some of you may know that I lead bird watching tours in Costa Rica during the winter months. The next tour I am leading begins in January and I have attached some information below. This tour is based out of a beautiful resort on Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula, in an area rich with bird life and rarely visited by the usual birding tours. One thing that I think is very cool about this tour is that it offers a birding and leisure option for those with differing interests in the days birding activities. You can bird the diverse habitats around you with me as your guide, or relax under the palms by the pool and beach! If you are interested, please e-mail me with any questions at nickjameshawkins@gmail.com.<br />
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<br />
Just a short update on the birds we have been seeing on recent trips...<br />
<br />
When the weather permits we have been spending time with finbacks feeding
off South Wolf Island. Bird activity in this offshore area has increased
recently with small groups of GREAT SHEARWATER along with fewer SOOTY SHEARWATER and
MANX SHEARWATER being spotted. A few small groups of RED-NECKED PHALAROPES have
been seen as well. POMARINE JAEGERS have been spotted in this area regularly. Good numbers of COMMON MURRE and a few ATLANTIC PUFFIN also seen.<br />
<br />
The West Isles still holds a high number of RAZORBILLS, with the constant
cries of the chicks providing the background noise to our recent trips. There
are still good numbers of COMMON and ARCTIC TERNS as well as BONAPARTES'S GULLS
feeding in the currents throughout the islands although their numbers have decreased recently.<br />
<br />
This time of year brings the start of raptor migration and we have started
to see the first NORTHERN HARRIERS moving through the area. With this comes the
loss of one of our skilled naturalists and interpreters, Todd Watts, who conducts
a hawk watch on Greenlaw Mountain just outside the town of St. Andrews, from mid-August to mid-October. Volunteers are needed and Todd
is an excellent in teaching the identification of our many raptor species. You
can find out how to volunteer by e-mailing Todd at <a href="mailto:fishbird@xplornet.ca">fishbird@xplornet.ca</a><br />
<br />
A list of species being seen on all or most of our trips:<br />
<br />
Black Guillemot<br />
Razorbills<br />
Common Murre<br />
Herring gull<br />
Black-backed Gull<br />
Black-legged Kittiwake<br />
Bonaparte's Gull<br />
Common Tern<br />
Arctic Tern<br />
Manx Shearwater<br />
Great Shearwater<br />
Double-creasted Cormorant<br />
Great Cormorant<br />
Common eider<br />
Common loon<br />
Bald Eagle<br />
<br />
Sightings of interest by day:<br />
<br />
<b>Aug. 22nd</b> - a group of 4 PARASITIC JAEGERS were harassing terns and gulls off Bliss Island<br />
<br />
<b>Aug. 23rd</b> - 2 BLACK TERNS were feeding over a raft of floating rockweed in Passamaquoddy Bay<br />
<br />
<b>Aug 24th</b> - A NORTHERN HARRIER was seen flying over little Letete passage and two more were spotted flying from South Wolf Island in the direction of Grand Manan. 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS were seen flying over open water near South Wofl Island. Dark morph POMARINE JAEGER off the Wolves. A NORTHERN PINTAIL was seen on Passamaquoddy Bay, just outside St. Andrews.<br />
<br />
<b>Aug. 27th </b>- adult PEREGRINE FALCON on Mac's Tower. Adult POMARINE JAEGER off the Wolves<br />
<br />
<b>Aug. 29th </b>- a NORTHERN HARRIER over Whitehorse Island<br />
<br />
Some photos from recent trips...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atlantic Puffin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald Eagle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birds with a harbour seal on Splitting Knife shoal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Bonaparte's Gull in moult</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double Crested Cormorants</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Cormorant with Black-backed Gull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two Northern Harriers flying towards Grand Manan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Pintail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parasitic Jaeger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parasitic Jaeger against the setting sun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Pomarine Jaeger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbill with fish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbill moutling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-necked Phalaropes</td></tr>
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We still have room aboard our birding trip that departs the St Andrews wharf at 9AM on Sept. 28th. The cost for this trip will be $55 per person. Please e-mail me at nickjameshawkins@gmail.com or call the Quoddy office at (506) 529-2600 to reserve a spot.<br />
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Cheers, <br />
-Nick <br />
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<br />Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-73966365227976548262013-08-21T17:22:00.001-07:002013-08-21T17:22:33.418-07:00Aug. 7th - Aug 19thMost of the recent bird activity has been within the West Isles, with very little being spotted offshore. ARCTIC and COMMON TERNS remain abundant all through the area and we have been getting some excellent opportunities to observe and compare these two species. Many of the terns have been feeding with BONAPARTE'S GULLS in the powerful tidal currents off Green's Point. Also present in this area have been small numbers of PARASITIC and POMARINE JAEGERS that can be seen chasing after the birds in attempts to steal their catch. Almost all of these birds have been sighted right off Green's Point while we stop to observe a seal haul out site.<br />
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RAZORBILLS have been extremely abundant in the areas we visit, there are many father-chick pairs and over the last week the chicks have been extremely vocal, begging for food. This may be the time of year when the males stop feeding the chicks, encouraging them to feed on their own. Whatever it is they certainly make their presence known out on the water. The always abundant BLACK GUILLEMOTS are moulting into winter plumage and other alcids like COMMON MURRE and ATLANTIC PUFFIN have been seen in small numbers on recent trips.<br />
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Shearwaters have been in very low numbers over the last two weeks. MANX SHEARWATER has been the most abundant in the area in recent days with a few GREAT and SOOTY SHEARWATERS being sighted. Very few NORTHERN GANNET in the area, with only a handful being spotted in recent days. <br />
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Migrants include small groups of shorebirds, a few hummingbirds and a large number of swallows. Also an increase in the number of OSPREY sighted.<br />
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I have also noted a significant increase in the number of GREAT CORMORANTS in the area.<br />
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Numbers of BALD EAGLES are increasing and we have been getting some great looks on most all our trips.<br />
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Sightings of interest by day:<br />
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<b>Aug. 10th </b>- a LEACH'S STORM PETREL was sighted off Adam Island<br />
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<b>Aug. 11th</b> - eight LESSER YELLOWLEGS were feeding next to the wharf in St. Andrews. Two TURKEY VULTURES sighted over Macmaster Island<br />
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<b>Aug. 13th </b>- a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was roosting with other gulls on the floating breakwater next to the St. Andrews wharf.<br />
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<b>Aug. 14th </b>- a GREATER YELLOWLEGS flushed off of Splitting Knife shoal when we stopped to look at the seals. A couple WILSON'S STORM PETRELS in Head Harbour Passage.<br />
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<b>Aug. 15th -</b> a POMARINE JAEGER sighted off Adam Island and lots of BARN and TREE SWALLOW moving through the area<br />
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<b>Aug. 17th</b> - a PEREGRINE FALCON of Mac's Tower a juvenile hunting terns off Green's Point. First RED-BREASTED MERGANSER of fall<br />
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<b>Aug. 18th </b>- On this day we did a charter to Campobello and I was able to check out the significant number of shorebirds in Friar's Bay. In total there were 300-400 LEAST and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS as well as one SOLITARY SANDPIPER and 5 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbill Chick Vocalizing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Bald Eagle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immature Bald Eagle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arctic Tern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonaparte''s Gull</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parasitic Jaeger chasing a tern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile Pomarine Jaeger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turkey Vulture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great black-backes gulls feeding at herring ball</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gulls feeding at herring ball</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manx Shearwater coming in to herring ball</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down into a baitball of herring!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herring gull with herring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terns roosting on splitting knife</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manx Shearwater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manx Shearwater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Northern Gannet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser black-backed gulls (bottom left) with Great-black backed gulls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser black-backed gull with Great black-backed gull in background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser yellowlegs </td></tr>
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Her are some shots of the sandpipers on Campobello Island...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Semipalmated Sandpiper on Campobello</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAcxTBuw9TgvU3PHk7OIUc-Za4PkVAT53sLDuz9zrMdYOjCLEG9drXXInxfETQYCRPjX4TNvB25gXGjHCjQetyWhWJn5hf5DAxgylmu2Tx8u6S8aq5fRfcsTY-of2pn1nCsVsDj8OJOh5/s1600/peep-sandpiper-5344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAcxTBuw9TgvU3PHk7OIUc-Za4PkVAT53sLDuz9zrMdYOjCLEG9drXXInxfETQYCRPjX4TNvB25gXGjHCjQetyWhWJn5hf5DAxgylmu2Tx8u6S8aq5fRfcsTY-of2pn1nCsVsDj8OJOh5/s1600/peep-sandpiper-5344.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Semipalmated Sandpiper on Campobello</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandpipers in flight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landing on the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Least Sandpiper</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6vcVV6bFd6QQv8IdOHAGGziDan7wNMAgxvxsG6ru9Ymm-XRl21mM1iN-O8maOz-uw9plPiDOWkOBG-r5_CyaTEJBzsorxsrIglbsLcleQpAgI8Q9T-__SUhcK3ivTp1hNrwSlbJkYmI6/s1600/peep-sandpiper-5375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6vcVV6bFd6QQv8IdOHAGGziDan7wNMAgxvxsG6ru9Ymm-XRl21mM1iN-O8maOz-uw9plPiDOWkOBG-r5_CyaTEJBzsorxsrIglbsLcleQpAgI8Q9T-__SUhcK3ivTp1hNrwSlbJkYmI6/s1600/peep-sandpiper-5375.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandpipers in flight</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUPs8uLii4OkNVKry7eemO-JoNHnCDUgqC8ThR8jhPo527Q8cDeqaYwKVeyYiWa3SDdDa3EcqsaE6YiIPexNCaafVUExW_2rf_sTFVw-7F8ccL1rpgNTvl0s2cKMdhEex-a9CTTWm9V2p/s1600/peep-sandpiper-5390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUPs8uLii4OkNVKry7eemO-JoNHnCDUgqC8ThR8jhPo527Q8cDeqaYwKVeyYiWa3SDdDa3EcqsaE6YiIPexNCaafVUExW_2rf_sTFVw-7F8ccL1rpgNTvl0s2cKMdhEex-a9CTTWm9V2p/s1600/peep-sandpiper-5390.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Semipalmated Sandpiper on Campobello</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eaL2UTbeFxaAGFAwODyoxaI8kPKFCp7f9MlJ0jqExUTrv2oLCzM76W-gHx4KHsp10mJMRqnl_NqSh9ZWjTMwfCE-6V3zFOO-illosyySVA5RIV0hQqvBZF4-D4wLmZMO4171WNSxlZZh/s1600/peep-sandpiper-5377.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eaL2UTbeFxaAGFAwODyoxaI8kPKFCp7f9MlJ0jqExUTrv2oLCzM76W-gHx4KHsp10mJMRqnl_NqSh9ZWjTMwfCE-6V3zFOO-illosyySVA5RIV0hQqvBZF4-D4wLmZMO4171WNSxlZZh/s1600/peep-sandpiper-5377.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Least Sandpiper on Campobello</td></tr>
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Cheers,<br />-NickNick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-467589832276522012013-08-06T19:32:00.001-07:002013-08-06T19:37:05.809-07:00July 28th - Aug. 6thLots of new sightings to report out on the bay as we move into the late-summer/early fall season, when many birds begin to show up from their breeding grounds further north and our resident breeders finish their nesting. The biggest change in the last couple weeks has been the large numbers of ARCTIC and COMMON terns that have arrived as well as hundreds and hundreds of BONAPARTE'S GULLS. <br />
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Alcids like RAZORBILLS remain numerous with many father-chick pairs being sighted as well as lower numbers of COMMON MURRES. BLACK GUILLEMOTS are abundant and beginning to molt into winter plumage and the odd ATLANTIC PUFFIN has been seen.<br />
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Small numbers of GREAT and SOOTY SHEARWATER are present and the first MANX SHEARWATER was recently recorded. Still a few NORTHERN GANNET around.<br />
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Small numbers of shorebirds, mostly SEMIPALMATED and LEAST SANDPIPERS as well as a few RUDDY TURNSTONES and unidentified larger shorebirds that were possible Sanderlings.<br />
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The Kittiwakes on Whitehorse island have abruptly ended their nesting season. On July 31st we visited the island and found it under seige by six bald eagles. Most of the nests were empty with only a few kittiwake chicks were left unattended. Most of the adult birds were roosting at one end of the island or feeding a short distance away, the majority of the chicks were nowhere to be found. I am not sure how many kittiwake chicks survived to fledge but have only seen a few hatch year birds roosting with the adults on the island. It was very interesting how the colony suddenly abandoned the nests and we are not sure whether or not the colony was abandoned due to the eagles or if most of the chicks fledged at the same time and therefore the adults left as well. We have seen very few eagles around the island up until this time and in recent days there has been up to 20 eagles at the island. See photos below<br />
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<b>On July 28th</b> - We had the first BLACK TERN of the season, an adult, and a few days later another was sighted. On the same day we also had two adult PEREGRINE FALCONS sitting on the hydrotower on MacMaster Island.<br />
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<b>July 31st</b> - we saw a couple small groups of RED-NECKED PHALAROPES. Very large flocks of BONAPARTE'S GULLS feeding in Head Harbour Passage<br />
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<b>Aug 1st.</b>
- PEREGRINE FALCON makes a kill and feeds on Mac's Tower. A BALD EAGLE
is seen feeding on an adult herring gull off East Quoddy Lighthouse<br />
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<b>Aug. 2nd </b>-
A probable RED PHALAROPE is sighted off East Quoddy lighthouse along
with numerous small groups of shorebirds. 2 ATLANTIC PUFFIN fly past
near Eastport, ME<br />
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<b>Aug. 5th - </b>A MANX SHEARWATER was spotted with a small group of GREAT and SOOTY SHEARWATERS off Bliss Island<br />
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<b>Aug. 6th - </b>an adult, dark morph PARASITIC JAEGER off Black's Harbour<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Black Tern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Black Tern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two adult Peregrine Falcon on Macs Tower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common and Arctic Terns on the water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arctic Terns in Flight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terns taking flight off Splitting Knife shoal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwakes with chicks on Whitehorse island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwakes with chicks on Whitehorse island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwakes with chicks on Whitehorse island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dead Kittiwake chick in nest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwake with chicks on Whitehorse island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Black-legged Kittiwake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwakes with chicks on Whitehorse island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Recently fledged Black-legged Kittiwake chick on Whitehorse island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruddy Turnstone with gulls on Whitehorse island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Recently hatched and very late herring gull chicks on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gull fight!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gull fight!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile Bonaparte's gull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Northern Gannet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gulls feeding with East Quoddy Lighthouse in background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey seal and Black-legged Kittiwake on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eider ducks and Grand Manan island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double-crested Cormorants on Whitehorse island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonaparte's gulls feeding in Head Harbour Passage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large group of Bonaparte's gulls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large flock of Bonaparte's gulls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large flock of Bonaparte's gulls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large flock of Bonaparte's gulls</td></tr>
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<br />Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-72439645769417148562013-07-27T06:51:00.000-07:002013-07-27T06:51:46.362-07:00High numbers of Arctic ternsIf your looking for a chance to see ARCTIC TERNS the time is now! We often see a lot of feeding activity when it is foggy and overcast because the zooplankton (krill, copepods etc...) tends to be closer to the surface. Yesterday we had ARCTIC TERNS feeding all around the boat. It's hard to make counts on our trips but I would estimate their numbers would be into the hundreds of individuals. The terns were joined by many BONAPARTE"S GULLS, these birds are still in breeding plumage so it is the best time to see them. It was a great opportunity to see and study arctic terns up close and out of all the birds I saw I only noted a handful of COMMON TERNS.<br />
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I have also recorded significant numbers of shorebirds that have been roosting and feeding on the floating rafts of rock weed and other debris left behind by the recent high tides. These groups appear to be mostly SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER and LEAST SANDPIPER but yesterday I observed two RUDDY TURNSTONES in breeding plumage.<br />
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On July 21st I saw and photographed a CASPIAN TERN west of South wolf island. This is the second caspian tern we have seen this year. See photo below. <br />
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On July 24th we had a juvenile PEREGRINE FALCON follow the boat briefly in the fog near Eastport.<br />
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Good numbers of alcids like RAZORBILL, COMMON MURRE and BLACK GUILLEMOT continue to be sighted on our recent trips along with the odd ATLANTIC PUFFIN and NORTHERN GANNET.<br />
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The Kittiwakes on Whitehorse continue to do very well and will soon be ready to leave the nest. The wet weather of recent days has kept my camera at home but I hope to get some pictures of the recent activity soon. Here's a few from awhile back...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caspian Tern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blac-legged Kittiwakes with chicks on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Bonaparte's Gull in breeding plumage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common tern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbills flying with Bliss Island lighthouse in background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted sandpiper</td></tr>
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<br />Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-57161479507321226212013-07-20T17:58:00.001-07:002013-07-20T18:29:57.218-07:00July 12th - 20th<style>
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Our recent trips have been very active, recording the
greatest number of species so far this year. RAZORBILLS have been abundant in
the West Isles this summer and many father-chick pairs have been sighted. Good numbers of COMMON MURRE and BLACK
GUILLEMOT and the occasional ATLANTIC PUFFIN have also been spotted on recent trips.</div>
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A few GREAT and SOOTY SHEARWATER are around and I expect
their numbers to build over the next few weeks. We have also started to see
small groups of NORTHERN GANNET with the largest group of about 20 feeding near
Whitehorse today.</div>
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Gull numbers have continued to build and larger groups have
started feeding in the usual upwelling areas near Campobello and Deer Island.
Today, the 20<sup>th</sup> of July marked the arrival of the first large groups
of BONAPARTES GULLS, with around 300 being sighted in Head Harbour passage. It
is amazing to see these striking birds in their breeding plumage after returning from
their nesting efforts in the Taiga forest of Northern Canada. They will soon be
arriving in even larger numbers to feed on the abundant zooplankton that is
upwelled in the areas powerful tidal currents. We will hopefully begin to spot some rarities within these groups.</div>
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At least 2 different LAUGHING GULLS have been spotted in the
area and have been seen on a regular basis. </div>
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The BLACK LEGGED KITTIWAKE chicks on Whitehorse Island have
been doing very well and are growing fast. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t remember a year that the colony has
done so well in my five years on the Bay so I have taken many photos to share with you below. Many of the young HERRING GULL chicks
have now fledged and many could be seen testing their wings on the light
winds of the past few days.</div>
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There have been small numbers of peeps moving through the
area, I was only able to ID two of the them as being LEAST SANDPIPERS.</div>
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Oh, and lots of BALD EAGLES!!!</div>
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<b>Here's a bird list for July 12th to July 20th </b></div>
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FOY PARASITIC JAEGER (1)</div>
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FOY BONAPARTES GULLS (300-400)</div>
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FOY LEAST SANDPIPER (2)</div>
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LAUGHING GULL (2-3)</div>
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PEREGRINE FALCON (1)</div>
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ATLANTIC PUFFIN (2-3)</div>
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NORTHERN GANNET (20-30)</div>
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SURF SCOTER (3)</div>
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LEAST SANDPIPER (2) </div>
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Great Shearwater (5)</div>
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Sooty Sheartwater (1)</div>
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Leach’s storm petrel (1)</div>
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Razorbills (very abundant)</div>
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Common Murres (abundant)</div>
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Black Guillemot (very abundant)</div>
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Common Eider (very abundant)</div>
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Black-legged Kittiwake (nesting with chicks)</div>
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Herring gulls</div>
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Great black-backed gulls</div>
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Ring-billed Gulls </div>
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Osprey </div>
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Bald eagles </div>
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Double-crested Cormorants</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dates for specific sightings of
interest are listed below:</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">July 12<sup>th</sup></b> – An immature LAUGHING GULL was spotted and photographed sitting on the water in Head
Harbour Passage. First BONAPARTES GULLS of the summer seen flying past Green’s
Point</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">July 17<sup>th</sup></b>
– First ATLANTIC PUFFIN of the summer also one sighted a few days prior by
Todd. An adult LAUGHING GULL seen flying near Whitehorse Island</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">July 18<sup>th</sup></b>
– Two LEAST SANDPIPERS flying near Whitehorse Island. Also a male SURF SCOTER
seen near Head Harbour and then a male and female pair sighted in the same area
a bit later</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">July 19<sup>th</sup></b>
– A PEREGRINE FALCON sighted over St. Andrews. An adult LAUGHING GULL off Deer
Island Point. A few GREAT SHEARWATER and one LEACH’S STORM PETREL off
Campobello Lighthouse and a dark morph PARASITIC JAEGER in the same area.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">July
20<sup>th</sup></span></b><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> – Approx. 300 BONAPARTES GULLS sighted in Head
Harbour Passage as well as smaller groups seen roosting on rocks.'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Now for the pics, Kittiwakes up first :)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged kittiwake chicks on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged kittiwake chicks on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged kittiwake chicks on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged kittiwake chicks on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-35500881648119729662013-07-08T15:10:00.001-07:002013-07-08T15:12:22.004-07:00A quick updateEveryday brings some new and interesting bird sightings out on the Quoddy Link, I thought i'd do a quick post to share some from the last few days...<br />
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<b>July 7th </b>- On the morning trip we had good looks at an adult POMARINE JAEGER that was chasing a couple of terns, I was so focused on the jaeger that I didn't get an ID on the two terns. The bird was sighted just north of Whitehorse island and was striking with a very long tail. No photos... guess I need to start having my camera at the ready...<br />
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Afterwards we visited Whitehorse island, it was high tide and I was able to see well into the kittiwake nests for the first time since the chicks hatched. To my surprise I saw a number of nests with two chicks in them. Looks like they are having a good year and I will be following the young birds closely as they grow. See below for photos!<br />
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On the evening tour of July 7th I spotted a large tern flying past Green's Point lighthouse, at first we were fairly close to it and I was able to ID it as a CASPIAN TERN, a new species for the Quoddy Link! By the time I got my camera out the bird was fairly distant but I managed to get a couple photos you can see below.<br />
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Also of interest on the 7th was a PEREGRINE FALCON that was hunting over the town
of St. Andrews. I watched the bird flush several pigeons which narrowly
escaped the birds talons. <br />
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<b>July 8th</b> - A immature RED-TAILED HAWK was spotted soaring over Wilson's Beach, on Campobello Island. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kittiwake with chick</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two nests with two kittiwake chicks in each</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kittiwakes with chicks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caspian tern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eider duck chicks with mother</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immature Red-Tailed Hawk</td></tr>
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<br />Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-42098726708312066232013-07-05T10:14:00.001-07:002013-07-05T10:16:42.534-07:00Lots to report!Bird activity on the Bay of Fundy is building fast with many first of year (FOY) sightings to report. Alcids like Razorbills, Murres and Guillemots remain numerous within the Fundy Isles. The first Kittiwake chicks have hatched on Whitehorse island, I really hope they survive the heavy predation from the larger gulls and do better then the previous year. The young eagles that were raised on a nest on White Island have appeared to have fledged, lots of adult eagles around the area as well and our trips have been getting some excellent looks! Groups of gulls have began to feed on the abundant krill and herring in Head Harbour passage, some of the more interesting gulls species should be showing up any time now. Shearwaters, gannets and petrels have also started to make an appearance!<br />
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<b> Here is the bird list for the past week:</b><br />
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FOY SOOTY SHEARWATER (1)<br />
FOY GREAT SHEARWATER (~50-100)<br />
FOY LEACH'S STORM PETREL (1)<br />
FOY WILSON'S STORM PETREL (~20-30)<br />
FOY POMARINE JAEGER (1)<br />
FOY NORTHERN GANNET (a few sightings)<br />
FOY ARCTIC TERN (one first summer bird) <br />
SURF SCOTER (1)<br />
BLACK SCOTER (2) <br />
Common Murre<br />
Razorbill<br />
Black Guillemot<br />
Black-legged Kittiwake with hatched chicks<br />
Herring gulls with chicks<br />
Great black-backed gulls with chicks<br />
Common Loon<br />
Bald eagle<br />
Osprey<br />
Spotted sandpiper<br />
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<b>Details of sightings by day:</b><br />
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<b>June 30th</b> - a SOOTY SHEARWATER with spotted off Whitehorse island and also a LEACH'S STORM PETREL in Head Harbour passage<br />
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<b>July 1st</b> - A WILSON'S STORM PETREL sighted in Passamaquoddy Bay. Several hundred gulls feeding on krill in Head Harbour Passage<br />
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<b>July 2nd</b> - a immature POMARINE JAEGER just off Head Harbour lighthouse at the tip of Campobello Island. First NORTHERN GANNET of the year in adult plumage. Also an interesting sighting of 2 BLACK SCOTERS that were flying north over Head Harbour Passage. Small #'s of WILSON'S STORM PETRELS offshore near Grand Manan, along the ferry track<br />
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<b>July 3rd</b> - First BLACK LEGGED KITTIWAKE CHICKS of the year on Whitehorse Island. A single male SURF SCOTER in Head Harbour Passage<br />
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<b>July 4th</b> - First GREAT SHEARWATERS of the year sighted off Long Eddy Point, Grand Manan, small groups totaling around 100 birds also small #'s of WILSON'S STORM PETREL. First ARCTIC TERN of the year, a juvenile resting on flotsam off of Campobello island.<br />
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<b>Now for some photos!</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald Eagle!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald Eagle nest on White Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strange plumage in female Common Eider</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Murre</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double-crested Cormorant, look at that eye!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Shearwater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herring gull and chick on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwake and chick on Whitehorse island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwake in flight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwakes on the water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double-crested Cormorants on nests on Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwake defending nests from Herring gulls at Whitehorse Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kittiwakes in the sun! They open their mouths to help stay cool. Note the broken eggshell on the ledge!</td></tr>
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With all the recent arrivals to the Bay of Fundy I am really looking forward to what's to come! Also looking forward to the Pelagic Birding trip off of Grand Manan this weekend and hope to see some of you there<br />
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<br />Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-23197789711339297722013-06-20T11:49:00.000-07:002013-06-20T16:02:53.217-07:00Start of the 2013 Season!The 2013 season on the Bay of Fundy is shaping up to be a good one! This is my first post for the season, and again I will be posting sightings and images of the bird life in the Bay of Fundy seen aboard the Quoddy Link Whale Watching vessel - For more info about the boat and our company please <a href="http://www.quoddylinkmarine.com/">CLICK HERE</a><br />
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We kicked off the 2013 season with a pelagic birding trip that went out on the morning of June 1st. We had beautiful weather with calm seas and plenty of bird activity. We visited the nesting islands of Whitehorse and South Wolf, where the nesting of BLACK LEGGED KITTIWAKES was well underway, we counted close to 100 nests between the two islands, more then I have seen in recent years.<br />
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The highlight of the day was a LAUGHING GULL that was seen on Tinkers Island along with a small group of BONAPARTE'S GULLS. Here are some shots of the laughing gull, thanks to Carol Ball, Wayne Perry and Merv Cormier for sending them in!<br />
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We also saw good numbers of BLACK GUILLEMOT and RAZORBILLS and a small group of COMMON MURRES.<br />
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Since then we have made it out onto the way a number of times and sightings of interest are listed below...<br />
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<b>June 5th - </b>a pair of COMMON RAVEN were harassing the nesting Kittiwakes on Whitehorse. There is a raven nest on the west facing side of Whitehorse and I have read that ravens have been known to predate heavily upon adults, chicks and eggs at Kittiwake colonies.<br />
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<b>June 7th </b>- The first GREAT BLACK BACKED GULL and HERRING GULL chicks are seen on Whitehorse Island. <br />
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<b>June 12th </b>- a PEREGRINE FALCON was observed hunting along the rocky shore of Fairhaven, Deer Island<br />
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<b>June 14th </b>- a PILEATED WOODPECKER flew across Little Letete passage coming from Deer Island. I have never seen or heard one in this area before. The first broods of EIDER DUCKS are seen in the St. Andrews harbour.<br />
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<b>June 19th</b> - First large group of around 100-150 gulls are seen feeding in Head Harbour Passage.<br />
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Here are some images from recent trips...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great black-backed gulls on Whitehorse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwakes on Whitehorse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged Kittiwakes nesting on Whitehorse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pair of Black-legged Kittiwakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herring gulls mating on Whitehorse island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nesting Double-crested Cormorants onWhitehorse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Razorbills taking flight</td></tr>
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It is looking like 2013 could be a special year for birds and wildlife in the Bay of Fundy. Minke whales have already shown up and we are seeing some good schools of herring appear on our sonar. We can expect a steady increase in bird activity from here on out so stay tuned and I hope to see many of you out on the water with us!<br />
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Cheers,<br />
-NickNick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-44665494837980364962012-10-12T10:37:00.002-07:002012-10-12T10:43:37.555-07:00<b>Oct. 1st - 12th</b><br />
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LONG-TAILED JAEGER<br />
RED-NECKED GREBE<br />
First HORNED GREBE of fall<br />
3 PEREGRINE FALCONS <br />
2 MERLIN<br />
NORTHERN HARRIER<br />
OSYREY <br />
POMARINE JAEGERS<br />
MANX SHEARWATER <br />
PARASITIC JAEGERS<br />
BLACK SCOTERS<br />
SURF SCOTERS<br />
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS<br />
Black guillemot<br />
Razorbills<br />
ATLANTIC PUFFIN<br />
Common murre <br />
Sooty shearwater<br />
Great shearwtaer<br />
Common eider<br />
Double-crested cormorants<br />
Great cormorants <br />
Arctic terns<br />
common terns<br />
Bald eagles<br />
Bonaparte's gulls<br />
Black legged kittiwakes<br />
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There has been moderate bird activity within the islands, but nothing like we experienced on the day of the pelagic trip. Indeed, the SABINE'S GULL has not been seen since. Still good numbers of feeding gulls with plenty of PARASITIC JAEGERS around. POMARINE JAEGERS continue to be spotted further offshore. During an exploratory trip far out to the Grand Manan channel in the scout boat to find the elusive Orca whale of the Bay of Fundy I saw a group of 15-20 POMARINE JAEGERS but little else in the way of bird life. We just barely missed seeing the Orca as well, which was sighted just off the coast of Grand Manan. We did however have a great encounter with a large BASKING SHARK and I was able to get my first underwater footage of this massive animal. To view the video click <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEUHZip4xPY"><b><span style="font-size: small;">HERE</span></b></a>. As far as birds go, the offshore has been very quiet, with small numbers of gannets and shearwaters around as well as the odd group of ATLANTIC PUFFINS.<br />
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On Oct. 5th I spotted my first immature LONG-TAILED JAEGER. The bird was seen in Head Harbour passage in close proximity to other jaegers that I identified as Parasitics. This bird was smaller with very buoyant flight, noticeably different from the parasitic jaeger in the strong wind conditions. The plumage was consistent with a first summer light-morph LONG-TAILED JAEGER. Unfortunately, I did not have my camera with me.<br />
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Migrant raptors continue to be spotted and sightings are as follows;<br />
On Oct. 1st an adult PEREGRINE FALCON was seen crossing Letete<br />
On Oct. 2nd another PEREGRINE FALCON was seen crossing in the same area<br />
Also on Oct. 2nd, a MERLIN was sighted just off Head Harbour Light<br />
On Oct. 3rd an immature PEREGRINE FALCON was seen crossing at Letete<br />
On Oct. 4th a MERLIN was seen crossing Letete passage<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Merlin</td></tr>
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An interesting observation occurred on Oct. 5th when a
NORTHERN HARRIER was seen flying in very heavy south winds with moderate
precipitation and fog. I first spotted the bird far offshore and
followed it as it flew West towards the Spruce Island, it was obvious
that it was struggling to stay airborne and it appeared to almost "fall"
out of the sky and into the trees.<br />
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On Oct. 4th we were shuttling cruise ship passengers to and from the Roosevelt cottage on Campobello. While waiting for the passengers to return I was able to do a bit of birding on the island and noted the following species.<br />
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ORANGE CROWNED WARBELR<br />
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER<br />
8 Blackpoll warblers<br />
American redstart <br />
Black and white warbler<br />
Blue headed vireo<br />
5+ Northern Flicker<br />
Yellow-bellied sapsucker <br />
20+ White-throated sparrows<br />
10+ Song sparrows<br />
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The eagles have been particularly amazing on recent trips, allowing many close approaches. I got a chance to test out a new camera and therefore have plenty of eagle shots, which are the only photos i've taken in the last couple weeks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle with fish (Sebastes sp. a.k.a Rockfish)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle in flight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle taking off</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle in flight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald Eagle in flight with fish</td></tr>
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In this next photo you can see the nictitating membrane, a type of third eyelid present in birds and many other animals. The membrane can be drawn across the eye horizontally to protect or moisten while still maintaining visibility.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle with nictitating membrane drawn over eye</td></tr>
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I also received a photo taken by a passenger named Barry Gutradt who was aboard one of our cruises. The photo was of a young eagle with two leg bands taken on Tinkers Island off the coast of Deer island. Barry spends a lot of time photographing whales and birds down in Bar Harbour and after showing the photo to some researchers down there it was determined that this was a bird banded on Doubleshot Island off the coast of Maine in 2009.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle with leg bands. Photo courtesy of Barry Gutradt</td></tr>
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We have been cancelled due to inclimate weather for the last three days but have two scheduled departures for tomorrow. I am looking forward to getting back out onto the bay and doing a couple more reports before the end of the season. <br />
Cheers!<br />
-Nick<br />
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<br />Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-19133374600120559312012-09-30T16:57:00.000-07:002012-09-30T16:58:20.296-07:00<b>Sept. 30th - Pelagic trip.</b><br />
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Wow! What a trip! Thanks to everyone who came out, I certainly feel like the trip was a big success and we were so fortunate that the weather held off as long as it did. I was on the water after the trip and the conditions deteriorated very quickly once we got off the water. <br />
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The highlight of the trip was an adult SABINE'S GULL in winter plumage that we spotted very quickly after entering the Head Harbour area. Here are some shots of the bird...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sabine's gull, winter plummage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sabine's gull, winter plummage</td></tr>
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The bird took flight after we first spotted it, but did not go far before settling back onto the water, after which we were able to make a close approach for good looks by all. The bird then took flight and was not seen again.<br />
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Other birds spotted include;<br />
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Sooty shearwater<br />
Great shearwater<br />
Manx shearwater<br />
Leach's storm petrel<br />
Pomarine jaeger<br />
Parasitic jaeger<br />
Black guillemot<br />
Razorbill<br />
Atlantic puffin<br />
Northern gannet<br />
Surf scoter<br />
Black scoter<br />
White-winged scoter<br />
Common eider <br />
Common loon<br />
Red-throated loon<br />
Black-legged kittiwake<br />
Bonaparte's gull<br />
Great cormorant<br />
Peregrine falcon<br />
Bald eagle<br />
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Thanks again to everyone that put faith in the weather (and the crew) and came out with us this morning. I hope that these trips become an annual event, preferably with a few each season! The area really does contain some spectacular bird life and I was very happy to be able to share it with you all.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Nick<br />
<br />Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-88844623505100781112012-09-26T19:29:00.003-07:002012-09-26T19:48:04.414-07:00<div class="MsoNormal">
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LITTLE GULL </div>
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Some excellent bird activity on the bay lately. Most of the activity remains near the inshore, near a small grassy rock called Green's island that lies between Deer island and Campobello. During ebb tide this area has been the location of the largest gull feeding groups that I have ever seen, containing mostly HERRING, BLACK-BACKED GULLS and BONAPARTE'S gulls, ARCTIC TERNS and KITTIWAKES as well as hundreds of DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANTS and a few GREAT CORMORANTS as well. These groups easily numbered in the thousands of birds. At times, the groups of feeding
birds are so thick that you can not see the minke whales that are
surfacing within them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gulls feeding of Green's island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile Bonaparte's gull with herring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Bonaparte's gull with herring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kittiwakes and Bonaparte's gull</td></tr>
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The island itself has been covered with BALD EAGLES, with up to 15
spotted on the small island at one time and a few GREAT-BLUE HERONS can
be seen perched alongside the eagles. Both species are feeding on the abundant herring schools that surround the island.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult and immature bald eagles on Green's island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eagle pursuit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Immature with adult Bald eagle and herring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great-blue heron on Green's island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Blue heron on Green's island</td></tr>
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The astounding numbers of feeding gulls have attracted numerous PARASITIC and POMARINE JAEGERS. My fascination with these birds continues as I am astounded by the diversity in plumage within these two species. It seems like no single jaeger is the same and telling the species apart can be very difficult for even the most skilled observer. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parasitic jaeger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parasitic jaeger and Bonaparte's gull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parasitic jaeger and Bonaparte's gull</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pomarine jaeger</td></tr>
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In this next photo you can see a PARASITIC and a POMARINE jaeger pursuing a BONAPARTE'S GULL. This image highlights how difficult it can be to identify to species and how both species can appear very similar in size. I am pretty confident at ID'ing these species after reviewing my images, but in the field it is a different story. If anyone sees that I have made a mistake please let me know, these guys are hard!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parasitic jarger on left, Pomarine on right</td></tr>
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Small groups of the three SCOTER species can be seen moving through the area. I have not seen many on the water yet.</div>
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Things in the offshore areas are quieter then they were at the beginning of the year but still small numbers of MANX, GREATER and SOOTY SHEARWATERS are around. A few RAZORBILLS, MURRES and PUFFINS can also still be spotted. NORTHERN GANNETS have increased greatly over the last week or so, with large groups of birds plunge diving off of Whitehorse island.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feeding Gannets</td></tr>
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The numbers of migrant raptors are down from earlier, with only a NORTHERN HARRIER spotted crossing letete on the 18th and a RED-TAILED HAWK seen in the same area on the 25th. However, an interesting sighting occurred on the 22nd when I spotted a NORTHERN GOSHAWK over open water off of Head Harbour light. The bird was being chased and harassed by a PARASITIC JAEGER.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Goshawk and Parasitic jaeger. Terns in foreground.</td></tr>
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Other noteworthy sightings include a LEACH'S STORM PETREL seen well offshore on the 22nd and a first of fall RED-NECKED GREBE seen swimming near the St. Andrews wharf on the morning of the 24th.</div>
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I havn't had a whole lot of time to scan for rare gull species amidst the masses of feeding birds, but I did manage to spot a LITTLE GULL on the 25th. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little gull</td></tr>
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I am sure that these large groups of gulls hold other rare species, like SABINE'S GULL and hope to pick one out soon, hopefully during the pelagic trip on the 30th! If havn't already signed up for the trip and are interested make sure to call the office and book in, we still have a bit of room. The number to the office is 529-2600. <br />
Happy birding!<br />
-Nick</div>
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Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-71261949210736074672012-09-17T18:39:00.001-07:002012-09-17T19:19:10.760-07:00<div class="MsoNormal">
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BLACK TERN</div>
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First SURF SCOTERS of fall</div>
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First BLACK SCOTERS of fall</div>
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WHITE-WINGED SCOTER </div>
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PARASITIC JAEGERS</div>
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SHARP-SHINNED HAWK</div>
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MERLIN</div>
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ATLANTIC PUFFIN</div>
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Red-necked phalaropes</div>
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Great cormorant</div>
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Great shearwater</div>
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Common murre</div>
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Black guillemot</div>
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Razorbill</div>
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Great blue heron</div>
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Bald eagle</div>
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Arctic tern</div>
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Bonaparte’s gull</div>
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Black legged kittiwake</div>
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Osprey</div>
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There is still lots of activity in the islands, particularly around Head Harbour passage and Casco Bay island. Large groups of gulls, terns and cormorants are feeding on herring in the turbulent waters. The bald eagles have also been joining in on the feeding frenzy, snatching talons full of herring and devouring the fish on the wing. PARASITIC JAEGERS have also been quite numerous in this area. The larger POMARINE JAEGERS
seem to hang offshore more where activity has picked up again after a brief lull. The fin whales
have resumed feeding off of Blacks Harbour and the large shearwater
groups that were common during July and August have been forming up again. The number of NORTHERN GANNETS have also increased. There have been relatively fewer alcids around lately with only the odd razorbill or puffin.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feeding group of gulls of Casco</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gulls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double-crested cormorants</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parasitic jaeger and tern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonaparte's gulls and Black-legged kittiwakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Gannet</td></tr>
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The most recent arrivals out on the bay have been the scoters; stalky seaducks that breed further north and then come down in the fall to spend the winter feeding on crustaceans and molluscs in the Bay of Fundy. The three species are SURF SCOTERS, BLACK SCOTERS, and WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS. They are very striking birds, with their brightly colored bills and contrasting black and white plumage. They are beginning to show up in good numbers, with small mixed flocks being spotted in Passamaquoddy bay and Head Harbour passage. It is important to look closely at each group, as often times it will contain two or sometimes all three species.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5 Surf scoters, 4 Black scoters</td></tr>
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On Sept. 13th I spotted another BLACK TERN hunting over patches of floating rockweed just off of Whitehorse island.</div>
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Sept. 14th saw very large groups of RED-NECKED PHALAROPES in head harbour passage. I estimated one group to contain over 400 birds.<br />
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On Sept. 14th I spotted a STORM PETREL sp. in Passamaquoddy bay. It has been months since i've seen a storm petrel so I thought it quite odd to see one at all let alone all the way in Passamaquoddy. I was not close enough to identify to species.</div>
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Also on the 14th, an adult PEREGRINE FALCON was seen eating a recent catch in the usually spot atop the power tower on Mac's island.<br />
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Today, the 17th I spotted a MERLIN and a BROADWING HAWK crossing over little Letete passage.</div>
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A week or so ago we had quite an interesting experience while watching minke whales off of Deer Island. A young herring gull decided to land on the boat and spend some time aboard the Quoddy Link. He was quite content to walk around the deck and peck away at anything resembling a meal. It wasn't until I picked up the bird and coaxed him to fly that he went on his own way. He had a zip-tie around his leg, so we figure that he must have been raised by people.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Danielle and I with the friendly herring gull</td></tr>
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Unrelated to birds, but certainly interesting, was a grey seal that I photographed with a very large shark bite on it's right side. This is not a small seal, likely weighing in at 300-400 pounds. You can clearly see the teeth marks and the outline of the bite left from a very large shark. A great white is the only species of shark that could go after a large grey seal as large as this and inflict this much damage. Last year we saw first hand proof of a great white in our area of the bay, watching one devour a porpoise just off our stern.<br />
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Still a bit of room on the pelagic bird trip on the 30th of September. Be sure to call the quoddy office at 529-2600 to sign up if interested.</div>
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Cheers<br />
-Nick</div>
Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-17049024535778082402012-09-10T18:19:00.003-07:002012-09-10T18:36:47.380-07:00<br />
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<b> Sept. 6th - 10th</b></div>
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First BLACK TERN of the season</div>
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LONG-TAILED DUCK</div>
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WHITE-WINGED SCOTER </div>
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PARASITIC JAEGERS</div>
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POMARINE JAEGERS</div>
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PEREGRINE FALCON </div>
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SHARP-SHINNED HAWK</div>
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2 MERLIN</div>
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2 RED-THROATED LOON </div>
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Great cormorant</div>
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Great shearwater</div>
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Common murre</div>
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Black guillemot</div>
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Razorbill</div>
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1 Hummingbird</div>
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Northern Gannet</div>
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Common eider</div>
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Bonaparte’s gull</div>
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Black legged kittiwake</div>
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Osprey</div>
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Bald eagle</div>
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The West isles have been incredible for bird activity over the last week and we have been spending most of our time within these islands with Minke whales, which works out very nicely indeed. Very large groups of gulls, terns, shearwaters and gannets have been feeding on herring schools around Casco Bay island and off the southern part of Deer island. Within these groups are the largest number of jaegers I have ever seen. On the AM of the 9th I stopped counting at over 50, mostly POMARINE with fewer numbers of PARASITICS. I had one very small jaeger that was quite possibly a long-tailed but it did not lend itself for a decent look and thus my search continues. Bald eagles have been seen joining in these groups, grabbing large talon fulls of herring from the surface. Good numbers of MANX shearwater, with some great and sooties around as well. Red-necked phalaropes continue to be quite numerous and afford good looks. Lots of gannets can be seen and sometimes put on quite a spectacle as they dive, javelin style into the waves.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern gannet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Herring gull with herring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-legged kittiwake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common murre, bridled phenotype molting to winter plumage</td></tr>
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I have developed a particular affinity for the jaegers and their piratical behaviour of harassing other birds until they drop prey or regurgitate their last meal. I also enjoy the identification challenges of the similar jaeger species and the possibility of turning up the rare long-tailed jaeger, which has eluded me thus far. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pomarine jaeger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dark morph jaeger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parasitic jaeger</td></tr>
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On Sept. 9th I spotted two RED THROATED LOONS and today captain Mathias pointed out a nice LONG-TAILED DUCK</div>
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Raptors have been spotted on the few good days for much movement. A NORTHERN HARRIER was spotted crossing the passage at Letete on Sept. 7th A PEREGRINE FALCON came in and tried to grab a kittiwake from a feeding flock off Hospital island on Sept. 8th and two MERLINS were seen on the 10th.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peregrine falcon</td></tr>
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I also watched a bald eagle try and grab a MANX shearwater from the water. The shearwater repeatedly dove to avoid the talons of the eagle, who was very persistent. We were not able to stick around long enough to see the outcome. </div>
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Today, the 10th, I got my first BLACK TERN! No pictures, just wanted to enjoy the feeling of another lifer. The bird was a juvenile and was seen feeding amongst other tern species in Head Harbour.</div>
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Also very exciting this week was an encounter with the rare and bizarre Mola mola, or ocean sunfish. This was only my second time seeing this awesome animal and I managed to capture it with the underwater camera. Be sure to check the video out by clicking <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFqxobLy6Pk"><u><i><span style="font-size: large;">HERE</span></i></u></a></div>
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If you havn't already signed up for the BIRD TRIP on the 30th of September and are interested be sure to make reservations by calling the Quoddy office at (506) 529-2600 and say that you would like to reserve for the birding trip. Still lots of room on the boat and birds on the bay :)<br />
Cheers,<br />
-Nick</div>
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Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-41417893375124744352012-09-05T13:23:00.001-07:002012-09-05T14:11:05.261-07:00<b>Aug. 28th - Sept. 5th</b><br />
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First RED PHALAROPE of the season </div>
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PARASITIC JAEGERS</div>
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POMARINE JAEGERS</div>
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2 WHIMBREL</div>
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BROADWING HAWK</div>
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PEREGRINE FALCON </div>
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SHARP-SHINNED HAWK</div>
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NORTHERN HARRIER</div>
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MERLIN</div>
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AMERICAN KESTREL </div>
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RED-THROATED LOON </div>
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MANX SHEARWATER</div>
Red-necked phalaropes</div>
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Semipalmated sandpipers</div>
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Least sandpipers</div>
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Double crested cormorant </div>
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Great cormorant</div>
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Sooty shearwater </div>
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Great shearwater</div>
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Common murre</div>
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Black guillemot</div>
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Razorbill</div>
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2 Ruby-throated hummingbirds</div>
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Northern Gannet</div>
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Common eider</div>
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Great blue heron</div>
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Bald eagle</div>
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Arctic tern</div>
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Bonaparte’s gull</div>
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Black legged kittiwake</div>
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Osprey</div>
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Belted kingfisher </div>
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American goldfinch</div>
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Bird activity has shifted from the offshore to the inshore, with large groups of gulls, alcids and shearwaters feeding just off of Popes and Casco Bay island. These groups consist mainly of herring, black-backed, and bonaparte's gulls, kittiwakes and arctic terns. When the tide is running strong, these groups can easily number in the thousands of birds spread out over a relatively small area as they feed on small herring. Within these groups are the occasional POMARINE and PARASITIC jaeger. I am sure that these groups contain some rarer gull species but havn't had a whole lot of time to check. Groups of Red-necked phalaropes are also quite numerous in this area. </div>
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We have been spending most of our time off Black's harbour with feeding fin and humpback whales. Bird activity in this area has decreased in the last few days but small numbers of MANX, sooty and great shearwaters are still around, along with the occasional puffin and small numbers of gannets. The jaegers are always exciting to watch as they chase after the other birds.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parasitic jaeger pursuing a tern</td></tr>
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The BALD EAGLES have also been incredible as they join in to feed on the
herring and mackerel schools around the islands. I counted over 15 eagles on a single
rock near Green's island.</div>
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Plenty of small groups of migrant shorebirds, mostly least and semipalmated sandpipers with some groups of larger birds that I am unable to identify at a distance. On Aug. 28th there were two WHIMBRELS that flew over the boat as it was tied up at the wharf in St. Andrews.</div>
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On Sept. 1st we had two female ruby-throated hummingbirds. One of these birds flew right up to a passenger sporting a bright red coat and inspected it closely before flying off again.</div>
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Sept. 1st was also a good day for migrant raptors. On our way through Little Letete passage at 2:20PM there were three raptors soaring in a thermal above Mac's island. Closer inspection revealed a BROAD-WING HAWK and a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. I was not able to identifiy the remaining bird. On the next pass through the channel at 4:40PM, there was a NORTHERN HARRIER.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hawks over Mac's island. Broadwing hawk (top right) Sharp-shinned hawk (bottom left)</td></tr>
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While were on the subject of raptors...I also had an AMERICAN KESTREL over White island on the 1st, a MERLIN in the same area on the 2nd, and a very handsome adult PEREGRINE FALCON perched atop the power tower on Mac's island on Sept. 4th.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peregrine falcon perched on power tower on Mac's island</td></tr>
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On Sept. 2nd I had my first of season RED-PHALAROPE with a group of red-necked phalaropes as well as a RED-THROATED LOON</div>
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While Captain Mat was on vacation, he spotted a WILSON"S SNIPE in Bar harbour, ME. Good job Mat!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wilson's snipe. Sighted and photographed by Mathias Rudi in Bar Harbour, ME</td></tr>
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Quoddy Link will be offering a pelagic/coastal bird tour at the end of September. The focus of this tour will be the birds of the West isles and the Wolves. This is a great opportunity to work on identification of gulls, terns, alcids and shearwaters as well as other pelagic species. The cost will be 50$ per person plus tax. There will be a lot of experienced birders aboard to help out and I am really looking forward to it. The tentative date is set for the 30th of September, departing at 8AM from the St. Andrews wharf. If you are interested, please e-mail me at nickjameshawkins@gmail.com and I will be sure that you receive this e-mail. If you can not attend on the 30th, but would still be interested let me know. If there is enough interest we will do a second tour at the start of October.<br />
Cheers!<br />
-Nick</div>
Nick Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225574144448933269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187440615001650261.post-19284012286670993682012-08-27T20:20:00.001-07:002012-08-27T20:51:14.746-07:00<div class="MsoNormal">
<b>Aug. 23rd - 27th </b></div>
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RED-THROATED LOON first of season</div>
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PARASITIC JAEGERS</div>
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POMARINE JAEGERS</div>
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WHIMBREL</div>
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MERLINS</div>
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RUDDY TURNSTONE</div>
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MANX SHEARWATER</div>
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Great cormorant</div>
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Sooty shearwater </div>
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Great shearwater</div>
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ATLANTIC PUFFIN</div>
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Common murre</div>
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Black guillemot</div>
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Razorbill</div>
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3 HUMMINGBIRDS</div>
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Northern Gannet</div>
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Common eider</div>
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Great blue heron</div>
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Bald eagle</div>
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Arctic tern</div>
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Bonaparte’s gull</div>
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Black legged kittiwake</div>
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Bird activity on the bay has been excellent this past week. Aug 23rd and 24th saw some incredible feeding groups of shearwaters, alcids and gulls just off Black's harbour with numerous gannets joining in as fin whales lunged through schools of herring at the surface.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shearwater group, can you spot all three species? Phalaropes in foreground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shearwaters</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern gannet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunging fin whale and shearwaters. Herring jumping to escape a hungry fin whale that is lunging just feet below the surface</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sooty shearwater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great shearwater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunging fin whale with shearwaters, photo is of the underside of whales tail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manx shearwater (left) Sooty shearwater (right)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great shearwater</td></tr>
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POMARINE and PARASITIC JAEGERS were commonly seen amongst these groups, showing a significant increase in numbers. Groups of up to five jaegers were often seen at a time and pomarine jaegers have now come to out number the smaller parasitics. Having both species in close quarters too each other made from some excellent opportunities for comparisons. A special thanks to Chris Bartlett who sent me an excellent article about plumage and molt patterns in jaeger species. For those interested in the article it can be viewed by clicking <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.scillypelagics.com/jaegers_1.html" style="color: #cc0000;">HERE</a>.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pomarine jaeger, note double white wing flash on underside of wing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pomarine jaeger</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jaegers. Parasitic on top, Pomarine on bottom</td></tr>
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RED-NECKED PHALAROPES have really grown in numbers. I estimated one group, observed feeding off of Hospital island, at around 200 individuals.</div>
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Many groups of migrant shorebirds have been seen. These are usually small groups of peeps that are difficult to identify to species. On Aug. 23rd I had a WHIMBREL that vocalized non-stop as it flew high over our boat. On the 27th I spotted a RUDDY TURNSTONE among a group of seals on Black Rock, near Campobello.</div>
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Aug. 25th saw my first RED-THROATED LOON of the fall season.</div>
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With the end of the summer comes the start of hawk migration, and that means that Todd Watts will be beginning his observations atop Greenlaw mountain. Be sure to contact Todd if your interested in learning more about hawks and witnessing this incredible phenomenon first hand! I have started to see the beginning of early raptor migration in the skies above Macmaster and Pendleton island. These islands serve as a corridor for birds to move across Passamaquoddy bay and I will be watching the skies closely in the limited time that we move through the area each day. </div>
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On Aug. 23rd we observed a RED-TAILED HAWK that landed and remained perched on Pendleton island. The bird was very tolerant of our close approach.<br />
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Aug. 24th saw significant activity over Mac's island with a high flying OSPREY, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK and a NORTHERN HARRIER. </div>
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A second NORTHERN HARRIER was seen perched atop a weir pole on spectacle island on the 25th.</div>
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Also on the 25th, two MERLINS were seen flying low over the treetops on Mac's island</div>
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COMMON NIGHTHAWKS have also been seen moving over Passamaquoddy bay. A group of 6 were seen on the 24th, 3 on the 26th and a single bird over Mac's island on the 27th.</div>
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Well that's it for now. I am off to PEI to spend some time with family, and lots of birding of course! I did manage to get some new underwater footage of a very curious Minke whale. This whale spent around 20 minutes checking out our boat and it was a real thrill having him come up next to us while I used the underwater camera. To check out the video click<span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtzrdL5KgWU&feature=plcp">HERE</a></span><br />
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