There are two upcoming November Pelagic trips. Jen and I are signed up for this Saturday's BBC Pelagic on the Helen H out of Hyannis Harbor. This trip will be going out and beyond Nantucket Shoals with target species being Sea ducks, Fulmars, Shearwaters, Gulls, Jaegers, and of course Alcids and my target species: Black-legged Kittiwakes. The following Saturday I will be going on the Rhode Island Pelagic trip out of Point Judith to the cod fishing grounds south of Block Island to Coxes Ledge and the Mud Hole.
Hopefully (the weather will cooperate) and I will have two excellent reports to post, so please check back. Because it may be a week or two before I can (hopefully) post the reports, I decided to post some of the highlight images I photographed over this past year. These are among my favorite photos, with favorite species, from special locations. I hope you enjoy them!
Part 1-
Iceland Gull (first cycle)- New Haven Harbor
Common Murre- First CT Record, Hammonasset State Park, Meigs Point
Black-headed Gull- Shell Beach, Guilford, CT
Northern Fulmar, Coxes Ledge, Rhode Island
Pomarine Jaeger- Coxes Ledge, Rhode Island
Black Duck hen
Common Loon juvenile-Macmillan Pier, Provincetown, Mass.
Thick-billed Murre- Chatham Fish Pier, Chatham, Mass.
Black Duck drake
Common Eider drake
Northern Eider hen (ssp.- S. m. borealis) Fort Wetherill, Jamestown, R.I.
Herring Gull with large Quahaug (which ended up cracking someone's windshield), Jamestown, R.I.
Pintail drake- Oyster River, West Haven, CT
Black Guillemot with Sandworm- Fort Wetherill, Jamestown, R.I.
Pintail pair-Oyster River
Peregrine Falcon-Hammonasset State Park
Gannet-First Encounter Beach, Orleans, Mass
Oldsquaw female- West Haven, CT
Iceland Gull- Galilee Fish Pier, Galilee, R.I
Bonaparte's Gulls- Penfield Reef, Southport, CT
Lesser Black-backed Gull- Long Beach Park, Stratford, CT
Common Scoters- Brenton Point, Newport, R.I.
Common Eiders- Beavertail Point, Jamestown, R.I.
Red-tailed Hawk- Beavertail Point Park, Jamestwon, R.I.
Red-tailed Hawk- Sachuest Point NWR, Middletown, R.I.
Eastern Towhee male- my yard, Killingworth, CT
Iceland Gull (second winter)- Hammonasset State Park, Meigs Point
Blue Geese- Whites Farm, Durham, CT
Yellow-legged Gull- Hyannis, Mass
Red-breasted Merganser drake, Middle Beach, Madison, CT
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Murre and Razorbills- East of Block Island, Rhode Island
Bonaparte's Gulls- Seaside Park, Bridgeport, CT
Iceland Gull- New Haven Harbor, New Haven, CT
Glaucous Gull (third winter)- Hampton Harbor, Hampton, N.H.
Greater Shearwater-Stellwagen Bank
Northern Shoveler drake- Short Beach, Stratford, CT
"Ipswich" Savannah Sparrow- Third beach, Middletown, CT
Tree Sparrow- Third Beach, Middletown, R.I.
American Pipit- Beavertail Point, Jamestown, R.I.
Harlequin Ducks- Beavertail Point, Jamestown, R.I.
Adult Iceland Gull- Long Beach, Stratford, CT
Common Eiders
Horned Lark- Hammonasset State Park
Lapland Longspurs with Horned Lark- Hammonasset State Park
Gannet- Meigs Point Jetty, Hammonasset State Park
Hudsonian Godwit- Hammonasset State Park
Cattle Egret- Hammonasset State Park
Black-headed Gull- Shell Beach
Razorbills- First Encounter Beach, Orleans, Mass
White-winged Scoter hen- Rock Harbor, Dennis, Mass.
Razorbills- First Encounter Beach
Short-eared Owl in a snowstorm- Hammonasset State Park
Purple Sandpiper- Beavertail Point, Jamestown, R.I.
Common Eiders and Dunlin- First Encounter Beach
Gannet- First Encounter Beach
Common Loon juvenile (above) and with adult (below)- Welfleet Harbor, Welfleet, Mass.
Thick-billed Murre- Chatham Fish Pier, Chatham, Mass.
Green-tailed Towhee- Third Beach, Middletown, R.I.
Stage Harbor sunset- Chatham, Mass.
Tree Swallows- Meigs Point, Hammonasset State Park
Iceland Gull (first cycle)- Long Wharf, New Haven, CT
Red-necked Grebe- Sandwich Basin, Sandwich, Mass.
Purple Sandpipers- Beavertail Point, Jamestown, R.I.
Fox Sparrow- my yard, Killingworth, CT
Northern Fulmar (blue phase) Stellwagen Bank
Red-necked Grebe (with scalloping boat reflection)
Barnacle Goose- Westport, CT
Common Loon
Purple Sandpiper
Common Eider drake feeding on mussels (underwater)
Purple Sandpipers- Beavertail Point, Jamestown, R.I.
Common Eider pair in the afternoon sun
Red-throated Loon- Welfleet Harbor, Welfleet, Mass.
Sandhill Crane pair- the Upper Peninsula Michigan, Marquette
Bald Eagles- Monhegan Island, Maine
"Ipswich" Savannah Sparrow- Third Beach, Middletown, Mass.
Razorbill juvenile- Welfleet Harbor, Welfleet, Mass.
American Wigeon and European Wigeon drakes- Bridgeport Harbor
Black-headed Gull- Lost Lake outpouring, Guilford, CT
Eastern Towhee females- my yard, Killingworth, CT
Snow Buntings- Hammonasset State Park
...............with a Lapland Longspur (above)
Red-breasted Merganser hen (looks like an awkward preening pose to me)!
Watch for Part 2!
Keith Mueller Killingworth, CT
