Several birders joined us on our monthly trip aboard the Seven Seas Whale Watch boat on Saturday, 7/23/16…
We were happy to find the YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERON on the flats behind the Ticket and Gift shop for the Seven Seas Whale Watch…
The day at sea was delightful. A cool way to bird on a hot summer day (around 90 degrees F on land, 70 out at sea). We were taken to the northwest corner of Stellwagon Banks. Along the way we encountered 350 White-sided dolphins along with several CORY’s Shearwaters and a Gannet. Soon after that we came across 50 Bottle-nosed dolphins…2Minke whales and 3 Hump-back whales. Then a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH came aboard, fluttered around occasionally, finally deciding to hitch a ride back to shore with us… Our total list below:
Cory’s Shearwater 47 (probably low)
Great Shearwater 1
Sooty Shearwater 2
Manx Shearwater 1
Wilson’s Storm-petrel 6
Northern Gannet 3
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Great Egret 1
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 (seen by others)
Herring Gulls – Lots
Great Black Back Gulls – lots
Bonaparte’s Gull 1
Laughing Gull 2 (seen by others)
Common Tern 6
Peregrine Falcon (on the Gloucester Town Hall)
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH 1 (a hitch hiker)
Ida Giriunas
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Mt Auburn in Fall
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Outer Cape Cod
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