Tropicbird: no
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Charles Duncan
Jul 30, 2019, 6:37:02 PM7/30/19
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Another swing and a miss for us on “Troppy.”
Laura Blutstein and I went out at 1:00 pm on the Ocean Quarries puffin and pelagic trip aboard the Nigh Duck from Stonington (Oceanville) to Seal I. this afternoon. It was quite a different experience than the trip we reported on Sunday. We had a couple of dozen gannets today rather than hundreds. Our only Razorbills were 2 adults and a juvenile seen on route: NONE at the island itself where we had 75 or so on Sunday. The presumption is that the young have fledged. Adult males escort them and females head out to sea. We did see plenty of puffins and guillemots but no murre, no shearwater and again, no storm-petrels. A calling Whimbrel was a treat but not unexpected this time of year.
My conclusion? If you want to see a Red-billed Tropicbird in Maine, you’d do well to stay away from me.
Laura Blutstein and I went out at 1:00 pm on the Ocean Quarries puffin and pelagic trip aboard the Nigh Duck from Stonington (Oceanville) to Seal I. this afternoon. It was quite a different experience than the trip we reported on Sunday. We had a couple of dozen gannets today rather than hundreds. Our only Razorbills were 2 adults and a juvenile seen on route: NONE at the island itself where we had 75 or so on Sunday. The presumption is that the young have fledged. Adult males escort them and females head out to sea. We did see plenty of puffins and guillemots but no murre, no shearwater and again, no storm-petrels. A calling Whimbrel was a treat but not unexpected this time of year.
My conclusion? If you want to see a Red-billed Tropicbird in Maine, you’d do well to stay away from me.
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