photos from last spring and early summer during trips out to Seal island and Matinicus Rock, posted Feb 28, '23

Herring gull pair at Seal Island
 

this is not from a trip to Seal Island, we got Phoebe's in our eaves.

this was July 6th

July first Great cormorant colony Seal Island

Great Cormorant, you can barley see blue irradecence in neck and golden wing coverts. Some Bird

Adult Gannet July 1

July 1 Brimstone,  young male Harlequin, 

near Otter Island, 

Bathing arctic Tern

Puffins and a Murre, young puffin behind the murre.  July 5 Seal Island.

Adult Razorbill and chick, July 5, in the bay

Razorbill chick, aka July Dovekie,  

again not on the way to Seal Island,  Flora overlooking Baxter park.

Sunfish, July 21, 

Harlequins Squeaker guzzle Seal Island, May 3 2023

Harlequin ducks in the surf

harlequin ducks May 3 Seal Island

May 12,  Eider, loon, laughing gulls, herring gulls, 

Broad winged hawks have been very scarce on Greens island during recent decades, that appears to be changing , meaning there was one around regularly this past summer

landing the team on Seal Island

Loon, summer vestments

Great Cormorant's and a double crested.

Matinicus Rock,  June 15,  raft of Alcids largely Razorbills