August 14-Sept 15, Brown Booby at Seal Island, White-sided Dolphins

August 14-Sept 15, Brown Booby at Seal Island, White-sided Dolphins

A raft of Puffin in Murre cove 

Raft of Puffins, Murre Cove Seal Island. 

Some days there are scores somedays there are hundreds, unpredictably

Fledgling Great Cormorant, and adult at the roost on the eastern end of Murre head Seal Island, August 14th this was the first sign that some of this years cormorants were ready to disperse.

Adult great Cormorant and adult and young Double-crested Cormorant

this years Herring gull above two fledgling Great Cormorant an adult and immature Brown Booby, August  14 Seal Island, 

three fledgling Great Cormorant and young Brown Booby Seal Island Aug 14

hummingbird on Lilac, Green's Island

Humming bird considering touching explosive touch-me-not seedpod, 

Black Guillemot, Barnacle wall 

Fledgling Great Cormorant, young Brown Booby(stretching), Adult Herring gull and almost fledgling Great Cormorant, August 16 Seal Island

Great Cormorants, and young Brown Booby,  Seal Island, Aug 16th

Great and Double-crested Cormorants and Seaside Goldenrod, Western bite, Aug 21 Seal Island.

White-sided Dolphin, August 21, east of Snipershan

White-Sided Dolphin

White-sided Dolphin, Aug 21

Mother and calf, White-sided Dolphin, Saddleback light in the distance

White-sided Dolphin, Mother and Calf,  Isle au Haut beyond,  Aug 21

Fledgling Eagle Aug 24,  Otter Island

One-eyed Grey Seal eating Sculpin, south of Seal ledges, August 30

Adult eagle on Medric Rock, Aug 30

A gang of weary Kittiwake on Diamond Rock, Sept 10, there were 20 of them, unusual to see them on that  date, I wonder where they were bound, if they had a destination in mind, or where they just winging it?

Peregrine, snacking,  September 12, Murre Head Seal Island, 

Peregrine,  Seal Island.

Peregrine in favored roost on basalt dike Seal Island, Sept 12

A Pair of Lesser Black-backed gulls, Seal Island, Sept 15,  there seems to be regular a pulse of this species in the area during September.

July 24-Aug 7

 July 24-Aug 7

Common murre, Seal Island,Ringed, or Bridled,  one in five of the Murre in our region has the white eye ring,

I believe the pacific population does not feature this feature.

Razorbill, an alcid not featured in the Pacific at all, 

Atlantic puffins, Seal Island, at the South and western edge of the range, Brittany to Moscungus Bay,

Puffin with load of Hake

Black guillemot, with Red Rock Eel,

Seascape,

Seascape,  without beaching Tuna, but close

Fogscape with buck, 

puffin making shore the coast is clear before landing the load. Eastern bite July 27

Greater and Manx shearewaters

Double-crested Cormorant at the mouth of Carvers Harbor, August 2

Three greater shearwater and Pomarine Jeagar, South of Matinicus Rock,  August 7

Pomarine Jaeger, south of Matinicus Rock Aug 7

Wilson's Petrel, 

Wilsons Petrel,

White-sided Dolphin,  Mother and Calf South of Matinicus Rock, Aug 7,

Dropping off Seal Island team after trip to the eleven mile ridge, Aug 7

almost home

July 22&23..

July 22&23d

Rose Plunkett,  June 11, 2024,  bound for Rockland,

Launched June 21 1986 in Belfast

the Wooden Shoe,  sister ship of Rose Plunkett,  2024

July 22,  fledgeling and adult Arctic Tern, and Puffins Seal Island

Arctic Tern and shadow, & Puffins Seal Island

Arctic tern feeding fledgling a tiny item,  with shadow, Puffin and hen Eiders,  July 22

Adult Peregrine,  backside of Seal Island,

Peregrine, Seal Island

Peregrine, adult, Seal Island,  July 22

Peregrine, Seal Island

Peregrine, over flat ledges, in the eastern Bite, Seal Island,  there are often Peregrines at Seal island, any time of year you can find them there, often they have been young ones during the summer, maybe they will try nesting there sometime.

Otter Island twin eaglets,  July 22

July 23d,  Seal Island, puffins on the cobble berm,  July 23

Harlequin,  July 23d, Brimstone.