[CT Birds] Southport Survey #132

[Dennis Varza]

Survey # 132 3 Feb 2008

The sky was clear and the water flat at full high tide.

The Loons again were scattered off shore while the Horned Grebes were  
close to shore. The Long-tailed Ducks were clustering and starting  
courtship displays.  The ponds in the golf course were frozen and had  
gulls roosting on them. Sundays are dog days on the beaches. The  
harbor was unfrozen, which contained the Hooded Mergansers and most  
of the geese. With the warm weather, it seems the puddle ducks moved  
back inland.  The one Great Blue Heron left as well.  The gulls were  
mostly roosting, there were one Immature Ring-billed Gulls and 4 im.  
Herring Gulls making up 0.58% and 2.8% of the birds respectively.

Dennis Varza
Fairfield

Fairfield, Sunken Island, South Pine Creak Beach, Sasco Beach,  
Southport Harbor and Southport Beach 7:50-9:35

Jan-Feb (Tide)  	22(H)	26(L)	3(H)	
Brant                     	0	10	2
Canada Goose	375	330	325
Mute Swan           	4	4	2
Gadwall               	4	2	0
American Black Duck	48	48	19
Mallard                     	129	130	20
White-winged Scoter	3	6	1
Long-tailed Duck        	8	22	37
Bufflehead               	6	24	14
Common Goldeneye	4	40	20
Hooded Merganser     	30	16	14
Red-breasted Merganser	14	29	36
Red-throated Loon	0	1	2
Common Loon      	0	6	10
Horned Grebe   	10	5	12	
Great Cormorant	4	1	5
Great Blue Heron	1	1	0
Sanderling        	0	180	0
Dunlin              	0	15	0
Ring-billed Gull	109	82	172
Herring Gull      	54	180	142
Great Black-backed Gull	      2	6	8