Last Friday, the 22nd, Dick Harlow and I checked out the annual Scaup
raft in Goose Bay of Lake Champlain in Bridport. It was large. Dick
photographed the flock; I then used the photos to count the individual
birds. The count was 5991. This total is larger than any previously
counted scaup flock in eBird south of the Mallets Bay causeway, and the
second largest count overall. Several previous, detailed large counts
in the Champlain Bridge area and south, range from 3000 to 5250 scaup.
Greater Scaup were found in small groups and individuals irregularly
scattered in the flock, and estimated to be from between 5 and 15
percent of total birds.
The list is below.
Ian
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Goose Bay, Bridport, Addison, US-VT
Nov 22, 2013 10:28 AM - 11:24 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Dick Harlow, Ian Worley
15 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 83
American Black Duck 4
Mallard 37
Ring-necked Duck 1
Greater Scaup 300 All scaup counted by individuals from photographs
for a total of 5991. Greater Scaup were found in small groups and
individuals irregularly scattered in flock, and estimated to be from
between 5 and 15 percent of total birds.
Lesser Scaup 5100 All scaup counted by individuals from photographs
for a total of 5991. Greater Scaup were found in small groups and
individuals irregularly scattered in flock, and estimated to be from
between 5 and 15 percent of total birds.
Greater/Lesser Scaup 600 All scaup counted by individuals from
photographs for a total of 5991. Greater Scaup were found in small
groups and individuals irregularly scattered in flock, and estimated to
be from between 5 and 15 percent of total birds.
White-winged Scoter 3
Bufflehead 4
Common Goldeneye 250 Counted by tens
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser 78
Great Blue Heron 1
Ring-billed Gull 77 Counted by individuals
Blue Jay 2
American Robin 24
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15764036
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/vt)
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