You can see several Great Cormorant nests on the edge of the Double-crested Cormorant colony
I counted 8 great Cormorant nests at this site, a total of 43, there were 40 counted last year,
There were 260 nests counted in 1992
Photographs taken on BOATRIDES FROM VINALHAVEN MAINE ABOARD SKUA, A 36' Jarvis Newman hull, driven by John Drury. Specializing in birding trips to Seal Island NWR off Mid coast Maine, a 3 1/2 hour tour, last Great Cormorant Colony in the US. largest puffin colony in Maine, Razorbills, Murre, Arctic terns, Black guillemots, Maybe a whale, More information at https://www.maineseabirdtours.com, johnbdrury@gmail.com.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
July 15, Southern Mark Island, posted Nov. 11
July 15, (posted Nov 11 2016, first armistice day after the death of truth.)
you can see large young in some of the nests.
July 11, ride to Seal Island, posted Aug 17.
A few pictures from the July 11 trip to Seal Island.
Herring gull with tern chick.
Great Cormorants on SW cove, many downy young.
The Red-billed tropic bird was there.
Great Cormorants and eider at Eastern Ledge.
Eider and Harlequin little Roberts
Young Bald eagle on Otter Island.
Great Cormorants on SW cove, many downy young.
Sunday, August 14, 2016
July 9, '16 to Seal Island, some photos, posted Aug 14,
July 9, 016, trip to Seal Island some photos, posted Aug 14.
Puffin ashore on Seal Island,
Dowitcher, moving through,
Short-billed Dowitcher,
the Red-billed Tropic bird,
Flying around harassing terns less these days, has taken up with buoys, not real faithful to color though very fond of Troy's, pictured here.
I heard it give a mewing call as it wooed this buoy.
We saw several greater shearwater, over near three fathom.
amongst the Eide this Harlequin was still at Little Brimstone.
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