South Polar Skua at Bay of Fundy's Grand Manan Island

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Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:24:41 -0300
From: Roger Burrows, NatureNB
Subject: Grand Manan birds, inc. dark morph SOUTH POLAR SKUA

September 19

Castalia Marsh 09:20-09:50
Great Blue Heron, 15 Common Eiders, Least Sandpiper, Belted Kingfisher

Grand Manan Ferry 11:20-13:00
5 Greater & 24 Sooty Shearwaters, Common Loon, 5 male Surf Scoters, 3 Pomarine & 2 Parasitic Jaegers, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulla, 14 Black-legged Kittiwakes, 2 Black Guillemots

Grand Manan Ferry 13:30-14:30
24 Greater & 102 Sooty Shearwaters, Ring-billed Gull, 12 Black-legged Kittiwakes, Black Guillemot

September 20

Boat Trip from North Head 07:45-13:45
120+ Sooty & 30+ Greater Shearwaters, Manx Shearwater, 95+ Northern Fulmars, 300+ Wilson's & 5 Leach's Storm-Petrels, Common & Red-thro Pomarine Jaegers, dark morph SOUTH POLAR SKUA (uniform dark brown with white wingflashes and white at vent), adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Black-legged Kittiwakes, Razorbill, 5 Atlantic Puffins

Roger Burrows
Ingalls Head

Photo Credit of South Polar Skua: wikimedia.com