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Week 12 of the Fall Waterbird Count

Waterbird Highlights: This week (Oct. 29–Nov. 4), we had species of waterbirds, with our highlight being RED PHALAROPE and a few more BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE. The Red Phalarope showed briefly in the morning before being lost between the 5-foot+ high swells. Two of the three kittiwakes showed on the same day, while our latest immature kittiwake moved north [...]

2021-11-05T10:23:35-04:00November 5th, 2021|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Week 12 of the Fall Waterbird Count

Week 11 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Waterbird Highlights: This week (Oct. 22–28), we had 26 species of waterbirds, with our highlight being gulls; BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and an Iceland Gull (kumlieni). The kittiwake made a flyby appearance while the other two species of gulls hung out at the harbor and the Point. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Fall 2021) [...]

2021-10-29T08:59:59-04:00October 29th, 2021|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Week 11 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Week 10 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Waterbird Highlights: This week (October 15–21), we had 36 species of waterbirds, of which half of the diversity were waterfowl. Of the 30,000+ individuals counted, 13% were dabbling ducks such as Mallard, Northern Pintail, and American Wigeon, and 78% were diving ducks such as Aythaya species, scoters, and mergansers. Long-tailed Ducks made 33% of the count [...]

2021-10-22T10:20:42-04:00October 22nd, 2021|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Week 10 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Week 9 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Our eBird October Big Day was a success with 66 species within a 24-hour birding period, and this total was decent with these less than ideal migration conditions. We were hard-pressed for waterfowl diversity/abundance, but we were able to pull out some decent waterbirds like an adult Parasitic Jaeger. Other non-waterbird highlights during the [...]

2021-10-15T09:37:53-04:00October 15th, 2021|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Week 9 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Week 8 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

As for waterbirds, the most notable species this week were Willet, Forster’s Tern, and Parasitic Jaeger! The Willet stayed in the Point’s pond for a few days while the tern and the jaeger passed through the area.  Willet Forster's Tern Parasitic Jaeger One of the highlight non-waterbird finds this week [...]

2021-10-08T14:24:09-04:00October 8th, 2021|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Week 8 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Week 7 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Waterbird Highlights: This week (Sept. 24–30) marks the halfway point for the 2021 fall waterbird count! The waterbird species and composition have changed significantly since the start of the count; fewer shorebirds and higher numbers of diving ducks. This visual from Dunkadoo provides a general overview of what we have seen over the past seven weeks. [...]

2021-10-01T11:12:50-04:00October 1st, 2021|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Week 7 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Week 6 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Waterbird Highlights: Here are some notable sightings during the sixth week of the waterbird count (Sept. 17–23). We spotted 47 species of waterbirds, of which 19 (+1 taxa) were waterfowl (Anseriformes). The level of abundance per day is sporadic, but there have been some exciting mixed flocks of dabbler ducks and diving ducks during [...]

2021-09-24T10:22:41-04:00September 24th, 2021|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Week 6 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Week 5 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Waterbird Highlights: During this week’s count (Sept. 10–16), the count had 50 species of waterbirds, and 19 of these species were shorebirds! A Buff-breasted Sandpiper still managed to make an appearance throughout the count while intermixed between other Calidris shorebirds. One of the final birds for the count this week was a fantastic stopover of a Stilt Sandpiper in the [...]

2021-09-17T11:13:17-04:00September 17th, 2021|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Week 5 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Week 4 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Waterbird Highlights: During this week’s count (Sept. 3–9), the count had 42 species of waterbirds! Aug. 5 was an exciting day where we had 32 of the 42 species of waterbirds seen during the count. There were quite a few highlights that day, such as large numbers of Pluvialis plovers (Black-bellied/golden-plover sp.), several Black [...]

2021-09-10T09:42:05-04:00September 10th, 2021|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Week 4 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Week 3 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count

Waterbird Highlights: This week (Aug. 28–Sept. 2), 36 species (+1 other taxa) of waterbirds have passed by the Point. If you have been keeping up with Dunkadoo numbers, you are probably wondering where all the Red-necked Grebes are! We are wondering the same thing. This time last year, there had already been over 5,000 individuals; this [...]

2021-09-03T10:06:57-04:00September 3rd, 2021|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Week 3 of the Fall 2021 Waterbird Count
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