[CT Birds] Southport Survey #145

[Dennis Varza]

Survey # 145 23 April 2008

I went Southport Beach to look for Bonaparte’s Gull (No Birds), but  
considering the weather and tide I decided to run another survey but,  
in reverse. The water was flat, one of those days that the sky blends  
into the water and anything on the water is a stand out. It was low  
tide,  Sunken Island was completely exposed.

Off shore there were only loons and Red-breasted Mergansers, No Long- 
tailed Ducks no Scoters. The only Ring-billed Gulls were on the Golf  
Course. Since this was spur of the moment I didn’t age the gulls.

Dennis Varza
Fairfield

Fairfield, Sunken Island, South Pine Creak Beach, Sasco Beach,  
Southport Harbor and Southport Beach 6:35-7:50

April (Tide)	6(L)	13(H)	21(L)	23(L)
Brant                	193	114	158	154
Canada Goose	14	22	24	6
Mute Swan         	4	4	2	4
American Wigeon	48	2	0	0
Gadwall                  	16	19	0	0
American Black Duck	24	5	1	2	
Mallard                     	32	18	9	6
Green-winged Teal   	0	4	0	0
Greater Scaup	                10	0	0	0
White-winged Scoter	6	2	2	0
Long-tailed Duck      	20	19	1	0
Common Goldeneye	2	1	0	0
Hooded Merganser  	6	3	0	0
Red-breasted Merganser	12	20	4	21
Red-throated Loon	7	10	7	18	
Common Loon 	2	6	6	10
Horned Grebe  	43	5	1	2
Northern Gannet  	1	0	0	0
Double-creasted Cormorant	0	19	56	10
Great Egret	1	1	1	6
Snowy Egret	4	6	1	1
Black-crowned Night-Heron	1	0	0	0
Bonaparte’s Gull	65	0	0	0
Ring-billed Gull	82	67	209	80
Herring Gull        	46	24	51	38
Great Black-backed Gull	8	1	10	14
Killdeer                     	0	2	2	2
Greater Yellowlegs   	0	2	0	10