The story of the day was kittiwakes. Thousands of them were flying West all day. I'd say at least 10K flew past my view point throughout the day, not that I stayed there all day though.
The swells were pretty impressive, and the birds handling the swells were even more impressive:
Imm. Herring Gull:
1st year Great Black-backed Gull:
A gang of DC Cormorants:
Dovekies were numerous on Saturday - and several seeked out sheltered coves and hung out very very close to shore:
Iceland Gulls started showing up in the area during the last week of October. I'm expecting a big push of this species this coming weekend:
Black Guillemots are all in their winter coats by now:
Bobbing for dovekies?
A juvenile N. Harrier was working the coast - wonder how many more I'll see this year?
Snow Buntings have been frustratingly timid - I'm hoping to build up a database of SNBU photos this trip but it's not going as well as planned.
My best looks at an adult male Black Scoter - who needs a fog light when you got a honker like that!
Red-necked Grebes are common in this area, whereas on the Avalon they can be quite rare away from the few known wintering sites.
