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Hi Laura;
I was one of the birders who went on the earlier tour on Sunday morning. I couldn't stay until 4:00 pm, as it would have made it too late getting home. We didn't get a hot drink served to us as we returned to the dock. I really missed that, since I was freezing by then! I also love Mariner's home made muffins. But the sightings were great.
We saw all of the birds you mentioned, as well as a few:
Leach's Storm Petrels
Both Red and Red-necked Phalaropes
Several Pomarine Jaegers (one right over the boat, and a close up view of a Parasitic, floating on the water with some Greater Shearwaters)
2 Black-legged Kittiwakes and a Tern (I forget which type - all three were sitting on a log - I missed them!)
and a few sharp-eyed birders were lucky enough to see a South Polar Skua and, I believe,
a Long-tailed Jaeger!
The Pomarine and Parasitic Jaegers were lifers for me. They had been pointed out to me many times before, but never close enough for me to feel comfortable counting them. The Wilson's Storm Petrel was also a lifer!
If I've left anything out, perhaps someone else will comment? James? Wayne?
Thanks for the update, Laura.
Oh yes; and for the benefit of non birders, three species of whales were seen: Humpback,(several, including a mother and calf), Minke, (at least two) and a Right Whale. We also saw White-sided dolphins.
Seems like Sunday was a great day for a boat tour!
Cheers;
Suzanne
--- On Sun, 9/20/09, Laura Titus <llbeanie75@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Laura Titus <llbeanie75@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [NatureNS] Birds Sighted on Mariner Cruises tour
> To: "Nova Scotia Bird Society" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Received: Sunday, September 20, 2009, 4:54 PM
>
> Just a report on the birds sighted on today's
> 12:30 whale and seabird tour at Mariner Cruises on Brier
> Island. Thought those who were on the island birding this
> weekend may be interested. Many birders were booked on the
> tour but most came by and cancelled this morning to go
> on a trip that was departing earlier. I hope the
> morning tour was eventful and full of great birds! If
> there were any especially exciting finds out there can
> someone post it because I'm eager to hear if there were!
> We had a handful of birders on board and the birds
> seen this afternoon, as relayed to me by a crew member,
> include:
>
> Greater & Sooty Shearwaters
> Northern Fulmar (mature and immature)
> Puffins
> Wilson's Storm Petrels
> Parasitic Jaegar
> Northern Gannets (mature and immature)
>
> Laura
>
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