Continuing Gannet flight - 27 Nov 2009

The seabird flight this morning was headlined by an unbroken eastward stream of Northern Gannets, along with two flocks of Atlantic Brant totaling 60 birds, my f.o.s. Iceland Gull (an immaculate 1st winter) and Common Goldeneye. A 1 hr count (9:40-10:40 am) logged the following:

Red-throated Loon - 120 (most flying east)
Common Loon - 16
Northern Gannet - 1,452 (all ages, majority adults)
Great Cormorant - 7
cormorant sp. - 14
BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE - 1 (ad.)
Laughing Gull - 1
ICELAND GULL - 1 (1st winter, west along surfline)
Atlantic Brant - (33 & 27 east)
Common Eider - 2
Black Scoter - 70
Surf Scoter - 5
White-winged Scoter - 20
scoter sp. - 75
Common Goldeneye - 2
Long-tailed Duck - 9

With the exception of a PEREGRINE over Hook Poind, there was little of note at Hook, Sagg Mains and Mecox Inlet. No sign of the Cattle Egret reported last week from the farms in Mecox.