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Location Avalon--8th St. Jetty (Avalon Seawatch 2015-present)
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People

Owner Andrew Dreelin

Other participating eBirders

Effort

Protocol:  Stationary
  • Observers:  12

Checklist Comments

Full day total for the Cape May Bird Observatory's Avalon Seawatch, with Melissa Roach as counter. Cooler temps and strong SE winds during the peak flight period for scoters brought about an awesome and close flight to us. RAD and TR present since about 9:45 onwards, and provided most of the photos since they weren't preoccupied counting the big scoter flocks! Joined by MoB, Clay and Pat Sutton, and others over the course of the day to share in the wonder. Long live vizmig!

Totals

47
Species Observed
+3 other taxa, 36,375 individuals
31
Species with Photos

Observations

  1. Brant (Atlantic)

    Number observed:  54

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  2. Wood Duck

    Number observed:  253

    Details

    Actual count of active migrants. Consistent handfuls or small flocks mixed in with scoters but a few distinct flocks as well.

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  3. Blue-winged Teal

    Number observed:  3

  4. Northern Shoveler

    Number observed:  1

  5. Gadwall

    Number observed:  1

  6. American Wigeon

    Number observed:  56

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  7. Mallard

    Number observed:  1

  8. American Black Duck

    Number observed:  6

  9. Northern Pintail

    Number observed:  251

    Details

    Actual count of active migrants. Some good sized flocks but handfuls mixed with scoters as well.

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  10. Green-winged Teal (American)

    Number observed:  198

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  11. Greater Scaup

    Number observed:  57

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  12. Lesser Scaup

    Number observed:  27

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  13. Greater/Lesser Scaup

    Number observed:  43

    Details

    Actual count of active migrants.

  14. Aythya sp.

    Number observed:  38

    Details

    Actual count of active migrants.

  15. Common Eider

    Number observed:  1

  16. Harlequin Duck

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    *early/uncommon (?). MR, RAD, and CS only. Dark chocolate, female-type individual in a mixed scaup/scoter line where it was distinctly larger than the scaup but "runty" compared to the scoters proceeding it; similar flight style to the scoters (rapid but deep and heaving wingbeats). Photos inconclusive but decent scope/bin views from the three of us eliminated other options.

  17. Surf Scoter

    Number observed:  9283

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  18. White-winged Scoter

    Number observed:  67

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  19. Black Scoter

    Number observed:  18381

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  20. Surf/Black Scoter

    Number observed:  319

  21. Long-tailed Duck

    Number observed:  13

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  22. Bufflehead

    Number observed:  43

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  23. Red-breasted Merganser

    Number observed:  2

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  24. Ruddy Duck

    Number observed:  4

  25. American Oystercatcher

    Number observed:  9

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  26. Black-bellied Plover

    Number observed:  11

  27. Greater Yellowlegs

    Number observed:  4

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  28. Ruddy Turnstone

    Number observed:  4

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  29. Sanderling

    Number observed:  20

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  30. Dunlin

    Number observed:  280

    Details

    Active migrants.

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  31. Parasitic Jaeger

    Number observed:  5

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  32. Bonaparte's Gull

    Number observed:  51

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  33. Laughing Gull

    Number observed:  359

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  34. Ring-billed Gull

    Number observed:  3

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  35. American Herring Gull

    Number observed:  20

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  36. Great Black-backed Gull

    Number observed:  40

  37. Forster's Tern

    Number observed:  107

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  38. Common Tern

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    *late; actual count of active migrants.

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  39. Royal Tern

    Number observed:  17

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  40. Red-throated Loon

    Number observed:  61

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  41. Common Loon

    Number observed:  70

    Details

    Actual count of active migrants. Close passes from some!

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  42. Northern Gannet

    Number observed:  514

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  43. Great Cormorant

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    One actively migrating adult and one loafing immature that caught and ate a Tautog from the jetty!

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  44. Double-crested Cormorant

    Number observed:  5647

    Details

    Actual count of active migrants.

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  45. Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)

    Number observed:  6

  46. Brown Pelican

    Number observed:  18

    Details

    *late; actual count of active migrants.

  47. Bald Eagle

    Number observed:  1

  48. Tree Swallow

    Number observed:  10

  49. American Robin

    Number observed:  5

  50. Savannah Sparrow

    Number observed:  3

Additional species seen by Tom Reed:

  1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)

    Number observed: 18

  2. Peregrine Falcon

    Number observed: 1

  3. European Starling

    Number observed: 10

  4. House Sparrow

    Number observed: 3

Additional species seen by Melissa Roach:

  1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)

    Number observed: 18

  2. European Starling

    Number observed: 10
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