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Photography => Non-Ontario Birds => Topic started by: bronco on October 06, 2015, 01:21:00 PM

Title: A few from my trip to Grand Manan Island
Post by: bronco on October 06, 2015, 01:21:00 PM
What a great place to see birds.

Sanderlings & Semipalmated Plovers
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2015-09-20-328_zps101ola7b.jpg)
Great Skua
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2015-09-22-2084_zps1i2xtfyg.jpg)
Great Skua
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2015-09-22-2040_zpsdtxicfyf.jpg)
Red-necked Phalaropes
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2015-09-22-1719_zpsiahrzwfp.jpg)
Pomarine Jaeger
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2015-09-22-2351_zps2fifhzuo.jpg)
Greater Shearwater
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2015-09-22-1380_zpspmfq2lvc.jpg)
Greater Shearwater
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2015-09-22-2517_zps1ntretab.jpg)
Northern Gannet
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2015-09-22-2879_zpsixouyqos.jpg)
Common Loon
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2015-09-22-2942_zpsufvahm42.jpg)
Bald Eagle
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2015-09-23-255_zps4nugchmi.jpg)
Title: Re: A few from my trip to Grand Manan Island
Post by: thouc on October 06, 2015, 07:15:53 PM
Nice! Did you see the sea birds on a boat trip?

Picture #5 looks like a Sooty Shearwater with the pattern of white on the wings and overall shape.

#2-3 I'm also not sure of. Great Skuas usually have more mottled appearance with reddish tones. South Polar Skua and Pomarine Jaeger are possible. Do you have any picture showing the back?

/Thomas
Title: Re: A few from my trip to Grand Manan Island
Post by: bronco on October 06, 2015, 08:55:05 PM
Thomas,

Yes - on "The Day's Catch" with Sea Watch tours and Durlan Ingersoll as the mate/guide. You are correct on #5 and thank you for pointing it out. It was confirmed as a Sooty Shearwater and I typed from the wrong notes and thus misidentified the photo.

As for the Skua - at the time of sighting it was identified as possibly a South Polar Skua - two days later Mr. Ingersoll called and told me he had sent his photos to a Newfoundland based expert who identified it as "year 1 Great Skua".

Thanks, Gary
Title: Re: A few from my trip to Grand Manan Island
Post by: thouc on October 06, 2015, 09:31:18 PM
Great Skua it is then.
Title: Re: A few from my trip to Grand Manan Island
Post by: annie on January 08, 2016, 03:20:54 PM
Great shots! Very nice.
Title: Re: A few from my trip to Grand Manan Island
Post by: Henrique Pacheco on January 08, 2016, 06:12:39 PM
Beautiful! I'd love to see a Skua.

Your phalaropes look to be mostly Red Phalaropes. There looks to be one Red-necked Phalarope in the flock  towards the top left (slender bill, small size).
Title: Re: A few from my trip to Grand Manan Island
Post by: bronco on January 10, 2016, 06:14:41 AM
Quote from: "Henrique Pacheco"
Beautiful! I'd love to see a Skua.

Your phalaropes look to be mostly Red Phalaropes. There looks to be one Red-necked Phalarope in the flock  towards the top left (slender bill, small size).

Thank you for pointing this out - I will adjust my notes attached to the photo.
Cheers, Gary