[NatureNS] Northern Gannets Near Shore

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Alix Northern Gannets are very numerous in the Northumberland Strait this
summer and it's not uncommon to see them hunting or in transit around the
shore.  Last Thursday there was a flock of ~200 birds over a school of
whatever, major feeding, about halfway between Caribou and Wood Islands
PEI.  Observed from the ferry.

On 12 August 2015 at 15:20, Alix d'Entremont <alixdentremont@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> 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 Harbour, then make a turn and head back out towards sea. They were
> also passing 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 Pinkney'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 Maritimes.
>
>
> 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, or is there less
> food offshore? I was scoping around where I was seeing the gannets and
> didn't see any other species that are typically farther offshore.
>
> Has anyone else noticed this?
>
> *---*
>
> *Alix Arthur d'Entremont*
> *BSc Geomatics Engineering*
>
> 292 Abbott's Harbour Road
> Middle West Pubnico
> Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia
> Canada B0W 2M0
>
> Phone: +1 902 762 2082
> Mobile: +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/
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/130170873%40N08/>
> Blog http://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca/
>
>



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Jamie Simpson
Hantsport, NS

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Alix Northern Gannets are very numerous in the Northumberl=
and Strait this summer and it&#39;s not uncommon to see them hunting or in =
transit around the shore.=C2=A0 Last Thursday there was a flock of ~200 bir=
ds over a school of whatever, major feeding, about halfway between Caribou =
and Wood Islands PEI.=C2=A0 Observed from the ferry.</div><div class=3D"gma=
il_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 12 August 2015 at 15:20, Alix d=
&#39;Entremont <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:alixdentremont@hotma=
il.com" target=3D"_blank">alixdentremont@hotmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<=
br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left=
:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">


<div><div dir=3D"ltr">Since at least August 9th there have been a number of=
 Northern Gannets very close to shore in the Pubnico Area. I was watching t=
hem go into Pubnico Harbour, then make a turn and head back out towards sea=
. They were also passing near shore from=C2=A0Pubnico Point all the way nor=
th until=C2=A0Abbotts Harbour Wharf. Ervin Olsen saw one land in the water =
off of Cook&#39;s Beach near Pinkney&#39;s Point recently. Frank Gummett al=
so mentioned to me that he had four in Halifax Harbour on August 11. <br>=
=C2=A0<br>A CBC article from July discusses multiple gannets found dead in =
the=C2=A0Maritimes.<br><br><a href=3D"http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-bru=
nswick/dead-injured-gannets-wash-up-on-shore-in-new-brunswick-1.3174528" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/dead-injured-ga=
nnets-wash-up-on-shore-in-new-brunswick-1.3174528</a><br>=C2=A0<br>I can as=
sume that=C2=A0the near shore sightings of gannets must be food related. Is=
 there more food near shore than usual, or is there less food=C2=A0offshore=
? I=C2=A0was scoping around where I was seeing the gannets and didn&#39;t s=
ee any other species=C2=A0that are typically=C2=A0farther offshore.<br>=C2=
=A0<br>Has anyone else noticed this?=C2=A0<br><br><strong><font size=3D"3" =
style=3D"font-size:12pt">---</font></strong><br><strong><font size=3D"3" st=
yle=3D"font-size:12pt"></font></strong>=C2=A0<br><strong><font size=3D"3" s=
tyle=3D"font-size:12pt">Alix Arthur d&#39;Entremont</font></strong><br><fon=
t size=3D"1"><em>BSc Geomatics Engineering</em></font><br><br><font size=3D=
"1">292 Abbott&#39;s Harbour Road</font><br><div><font size=3D"1">Middle We=
st Pubnico</font></div><div><font size=3D"1">Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia</fon=
t></div><div><font size=3D"1">Canada B0W 2M0</font></div><div><font size=3D=
"1"><br></font><div><font size=3D"1">Phone: <a href=3D"tel:%2B1%20902%20762=
%202082" value=3D"+19027622082" target=3D"_blank">+1 902 762 2082</a></font=
></div><div><font size=3D"1">Mobile: <a href=3D"tel:%2B1%20902%20307%200373=
" value=3D"+19023070373" target=3D"_blank">+1 902 307 0373</a><br></font>
<font size=3D"1">e-mail: <a href=3D"mailto:alixdentremont@hotmail.com" targ=
et=3D"_blank">alixdentremont@hotmail.com</a><br>
Bird Photography=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/alixd/" targe=
t=3D"_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/alixd/</a></font><br></div></div>=
<div><font size=3D"1">Bird Documentation Photos=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www=
.flickr.com/photos/130170873%40N08/" target=3D"_blank">http://www.flickr.co=
m/photos/130170873@N08/</a></font></div><div><font size=3D"1">Blog=C2=A0<a =
href=3D"http://alixdentremont.blogspot.ca/" target=3D"_blank">http://alixde=
ntremont.blogspot.ca/</a></font></div>=C2=A0 		 	   		  </div></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class=
=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Jamie Simpson<br></div>Hantsport=
, NS<br></div></div>
</div>

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