Whale Watch 7/24

From Ida Giruinas:

Greetings:

 

Calm seas, balmy breezes, lots of Birds, 35+ whales, several dolphins, even a breaching Blue-fin tuna fish and a breaching shark – the whole package –  and no insects and no sweating on the Seven Seas Whale watch boat out of Gloucester to the southern end of stellwagon bank from 8:30 AM to 1PM, today, Sunday, July 24.

Birds seen:

Cory’s Shearwater – 1

Great Shearwater – 12

Sooty Shearwater -  16

Manx Shearwater -  3

Wilson’s Storm-petrels – 110

Northern Gannet- 1

D.C. Cormorants – 10

Laughing gulls – 50+

Greater Black-back Gulls – lots

Herring Gulls – lots

Common tern – 1

Rock Pigeons – 20+

Barn swallow – 3

Warbler species - 1

Trip extension took us to the Jodrey pier to look for the King Eider.  We did not find it but we did see a LONG-TAILED DUCK in the harbor along with common eider, Black Ducks and lots more D.C. Cormorants.  A further extension of the trip to Grapevine Road produced a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, a cardinal, a Catbird, Blue Jays and lots of House sparrows.

 

A Great day on the water.