Sooty Shearwaters

· Maine Event

Today was a busy workday, and it was thick, close-in fog all day. It rained last night and rained off and on in the morning. More than a drizzle but never for more than 10 minutes. The highlight of the day was the walk after work and before dinner. There were around 50,000 or more Sooty Shearwaters (Ardenna grisea/Puffinus griseus) migrating off the coast. We stood and watched for about 40 minutes, and the river of birds didn't stop. It was completely magical. Here is a link with more information. That got us both a little high, and our after-dinner walk was a little late on the beach in the dim light.

Wild Radish (Raphanus sativus) is an Invasive plant with delicious pods and flowers. In the Brassica family
Can you spot the Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Pacific Aster (Symphyotrichum chilense) growing in the Blackberry bushes
European Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima), another plant in the Brassica family that is a visitor
Heerman Gulls
Sooty Shearwaters with Brown Pelicans above
Cozy dramatic landscape

Have a dramatic night and a cozy tomorrow.

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Bird List - 32 species today

Eurasian Collared-Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Marbled Godwit
Heermann's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Western Gull
Elegant Tern
Sooty Shearwater
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Brown Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Black Phoebe
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Bushtit
Wrentit
Bewick's Wren
European Starling
Western Bluebird
American Robin
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird