[CT Birds] Southport Survey 134

[Dennis Varza]

Survey # 134

The was tide high and the water calm.

Off shore there were pairs of Long-tailed Ducks flying back and  
forth. Goldeneye were in pairs dotted along the shore. The same goes  
for the Great Black Backed Gulls. The lone White-winged Scoter was  
there in its place and had three guests near by.  The ponds in the  
golf course and the harbor were partially frozen. The Geese and  
Hooded Mergansers were inside Southport Harbor in the open spaces.   
There were no Bufflehead today! The gulls were mostly roosting. I’ve  
noticed one immature Great-black-backed Gull is sporadic in the area.  
It has only been seen at high tide at the mouth of Sasco Creek.   
There were 4 Immature Herring Gulls making up 3.1% of the birds.	

Dennis Varza
Fairfield

Fairfield, Sunken Island, South Pine Creak Beach, Sasco Beach,  
Southport Harbor and Southport Beach 7:20-9:05

February (Tide)	7(H)	12(L)	16(H)	
Brant        	20	72	12
Canada Goose	315	350	330
Mute Swan	4	5	6
American Wigeon	3	2	4
Gadwall     	6	4	2
American Black Duck	114	72	38
Mallard             	28	134	13
White-winged Scoter	4	1	4
Long-tailed Duck	35	14	8
Bufflehead        	24	10	0
Common Goldeneye	18	10	10
Hooded Merganser    	28	26	32
Red-breasted Merganser	24	30	19
Red-throated Loon	4	0	0
Common Loon  	14	3	4
Horned Grebe  	44	7	15
Great Cormorant	3	0	3
Ring-billed Gull	77	105	42
Herring Gull     	82	283	132
Great Black-backed Gull	8	10	9