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Waterbird Count Update Week 1 Update 8/15-8/18

The first three days of the 2022 fall waterbird count started with excellent weather. By 8 a.m. on Aug. 17, I was counting in my t-shirt — a first for me! Even though this was great weather to be out in, waterbird migration was almost non-existent. Waterbird highlights these first three days was a [...]

2022-08-19T09:54:20-04:00August 18th, 2022|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Waterbird Count Update Week 1 Update 8/15-8/18

Final Week of the Fall Waterbird Count

Waterbird Highlights: The final days of the waterbird count (Nov. 5–15) were extremely favorable weather and bird-wise. We were surprised with several goodies, such as another immature Black-legged Kittiwake, several distant Snow/Ross's Geese, an immature Harlequin Duck, a second-winter Iceland Gull, a first-winter Glaucous Gull, and a late Double-crested Cormorant! During the final hour of [...]

2021-11-17T09:36:55-05:00November 17th, 2021|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Final Week of the Fall Waterbird Count

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
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