[NatureNS] Northern Gannets Near Shore

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I don't know if it was out of the ordinary or not but last Sunday I was see=
ing gannets fairly close at Cherry Hill Beach=2C Broadcove. At one point I =
observed 8 of them in a bit of a feeding frenzy in a 100 meter area not far=
 offshore. Two adults and 6 immature in that frenzy.

I should have tried to determine what if anything they were getting but I d=
idn't. If they were getting something=2C the prey must have been fairly sma=
ll or I would have noticed it.

Last fall hundreds of gannet seem to be doing okay fishing fairly close off=
 Hartlen Point=2C Duncan's Cove=2C Sandy Cove Rd because they were actively=
 continuing that behavior for a couple of months but so far this year I've =
only seen a few at a time around HRM

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From: Alix d'Entremont<mailto:alixdentremont@hotmail.com>
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Subject: [NatureNS] Northern Gannets Near Shore

Since at least August 9th there have been a number of Northern Gannets very=
 close to shore in the Pubnico Area. I was watching them go into Pubnico Ha=
rbour=2C then make a turn and head back out towards sea. They were also pas=
sing near shore from Pubnico Point all the way north until Abbotts Harbour =
Wharf. Ervin Olsen saw one land in the water off of Cook's Beach near Pinkn=
ey's Point recently. Frank Gummett also mentioned to me that he had four in=
 Halifax Harbour on August 11.

A CBC article from July discusses multiple gannets found dead in the Mariti=
mes.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/dead-injured-gannets-wash-up-on=
-shore-in-new-brunswick-1.3174528

I can assume that the near shore sightings of gannets must be food related.=
 Is there more food near shore than usual=2C or is there less food offshore=
? I was scoping around where I was seeing the gannets and didn't see any ot=
her species that are typically farther offshore.

Has anyone else noticed this?

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Alix Arthur d'Entremont
BSc Geomatics Engineering

292 Abbott's Harbour Road
Middle West PubnicoYarmouth Co.=2C Nova ScotiaCanada B0W 2M0
Phone: +1 902 762 2082Mobile: +1 902 307 0373

e-mail: alixdentremont@hotmail.com

Bird Photography http://www.flickr.com/photos/alixd/
Bird Documentation Photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/130170873@N08/Blog h=
ttp://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca/

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n't know if it was out of the ordinary or not but last Sunday I was seeing =
gannets fairly close at Cherry Hill Beach=2C Broadcove. At one point I obse=
rved 8 of them in a bit of a feeding frenzy
 in a 100 meter area not far offshore. Two adults and 6 immature in that fr=
enzy.<br>
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I should have tried to determine what if anything they were getting but I d=
idn't. If they were getting something=2C the prey must have been fairly sma=
ll or I would have noticed it.<br>
<br>
Last fall hundreds of gannet seem to be doing okay fishing fairly close off=
 Hartlen Point=2C Duncan's Cove=2C Sandy Cove Rd because they were actively=
 continuing that behavior for a couple of months but so far this year I've =
only seen a few at a time around HRM<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Since at least August 9th there have been a number of Nort=
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o into Pubnico Harbour=2C then make a turn and head back out towards sea. T=
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 Point all the way north until&nbsp=3BAbbotts Harbour Wharf. Ervin Olsen sa=
w one land in the water off of Cook's Beach near Pinkney's Point recently. =
Frank Gummett also mentioned to me that he had four in Halifax Harbour on A=
ugust 11.
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&nbsp=3B<br>
A CBC article from July discusses multiple gannets found dead in the&nbsp=
=3BMaritimes.<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/dead-injured-gannets=
-wash-up-on-shore-in-new-brunswick-1.3174528">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada=
/new-brunswick/dead-injured-gannets-wash-up-on-shore-in-new-brunswick-1.317=
4528</a><br>
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I can assume that&nbsp=3Bthe near shore sightings of gannets must be food r=
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bsp=3Boffshore? I&nbsp=3Bwas scoping around where I was seeing the gannets =
and didn't see any other species&nbsp=3Bthat are typically&nbsp=3Bfarther
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&nbsp=3B<br>
Has anyone else noticed this?&nbsp=3B<br>
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<strong><font size=3D"3" style=3D"font-size:12pt">Alix Arthur d'Entremont</=
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<font size=3D"1"><em>BSc Geomatics Engineering</em></font><br>
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<font size=3D"1">292 Abbott's Harbour Road</font><br>
<div><font size=3D"1">Middle West Pubnico</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"1">Yarmouth Co.=2C Nova Scotia</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"1">Canada