Week 5 (21-Nov)

 After the storm last weekend (15-Nov-2020) the majority of Lakeshore Road is closed. I had to cut down the count from 31 to 16 count spots for this week and all the following weeks until roads are repaired. 

Other than the shut down the week looked like it would average out another 4,000 individual birds. I also added 2 new species to the count; Red-throated Loon, and White-winged Scoter! 

The top birds for the week included: Red-breasted Merganser (865), Greater Scaup (475), Canada Goose (306), Horned Grebe (135), and Bufflehead (50). 

I would do the typical raises and drops from the week before but this week being cut short makes it difficult to do this. 

Here are the totals for the season: 

Week	Week 5 (22-Nov)	Total Seen
American Black Duck	0	1
Bonaparte's Gull	9	1466
Bufflehead	50	651
Canada Goose	306	3535
Common Goldeneye	38	415
Common Loon	18	125
Common Merganser	0	316
Double-crested Cormorant	0	192
Gadwall	0	5
Great Black-backed Gull	0	3
Greater Scaup	475	1658
Herring Gull	3	29
Hooded Merganser	0	12
Horned Grebe	135	754
Long-tailed Duck	1	3
Mallard	33	137
Red-breasted Merganser	865	6729
Red-throated Loon	1	1
Trumpeter Swan	0	5
Tundra Swan	0	5
Redhead	40	2478
White-winged Scoter	15	15
Ring-billed Gull	42	735
Total Species	15	23
Total Individuals	2031	19270

Close up of a Ring-billed Gull - Port Maitland 

Another close up of an intrigued Ring-billed Gull - Port Maitland