Late night = late start this morning...
10am to 1pm at Van Wagner's Beach
Highlights:
50ish Brant in 2 flocks
30ish Sanderling in 1 flock (had more, but not sure if its the same flock) --- these and the Brant are the birds being forced down on route from James Bay (or elsewhere in the north)
1 Juv Thayer's Gull
Lots of Bonaparte's Gulls (200?)
4-5 Red-necked Grebes on the wing
All 3 scoters (big numbers of Surf and WW)
Several individuals of both loon species
pretty much every other duck species you'd expect
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Decided to take a break for the boring mid-day part... Didn't want to burn myself out for the fun we're going to have over the next few days...
Think I'll go back for a few hours this evening...
Some pics:
I went back from 3:45 to 5:45... Looked great, but no Jaegers...
ReplyDeleteHad 1 Peregrine Falcon (being chased by several Herring Gulls, then returning fire)... Plus a mixed flock of Yellowlegs offshore looking lost...
Lots of loons and ducks as expected...
Franken's Storm-Petrel
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