Tuesday, August 8, 2023

July 18th-Aug 6

 July 18th 2023-  Aug 6th,


(captions added Dec 11.)

double-crested Cormorant

the Skua,  on the mooring, Vinalhaven beyond, note Terns roosting,

Bonapartes gull Aug 2,
July 31st,  last years puffin 
adult bald eagle,   American fish eagle,


grey seals, mostly
Cory's shearwater
July 25,  harlequin 

Gannet,  there were fewer gannets in the bay during the late summer than there have been in other recent years,  


July 22,  Sunk heads,  Surf Scoters,  there were some scoters around during the summer, not ordinarily so,  maybe fires in Quebec smoked  them off.
Seal Island, 
Seal park,  Squeeker guzzle,  Grey Seals, gathered to be together
Great Cormorants,  

Checkerback,  
Arctic tern
Great Cormorant,  Arctic tern,  seal Island
Grey Seals, Seal Island
SW breaker,  grey seals and the Cormorant colony,  July 25

July 23,   Red-necked phalarope,  aka Northern Phalarope,  

Split Second
Polyphemus moth
White-winged scoter,  July 21
black scoter, aka velvet scoter, butter-billed coot.  July 21
Razorbill,  aka tinker, Welkie
Arctic tern
Arctic tern
harlequin,  July 21

Dowitcher,  July 22
 


July 20, 
July 20, harlequins
Wilsons petrel
Great cormorant, and shadow
July 20,   large cormorant chicks,  mostly
July 20,  surf scoter
Su Sc


Spruce trees in fog with eagle