SEABIRDS pass this one spot by the THOUSANDS

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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
  • Schoodic Point in Acadia National Park is where tens of thousands of birds must pass in migration. As Canada empties out of northern gannets, eiders, scoters, cormorants, mergansers, loons and grebes each autumn, many pass this point where they are counted. Stand in this one spot along the coast of Maine and discover how to identify them even at a distance.

Komentáře • 16

  • @shannonniemeyer3931
    @shannonniemeyer3931 Před 10 měsíci

    Hello from Placentia, CA. I’m enjoying your channel! Very informative and entertaining 😁

  • @hucks1000
    @hucks1000 Před 10 měsíci

    Very informative. Thanks for yet another great bird video!

  • @Cylindropuntia
    @Cylindropuntia Před 10 měsíci

    Excellent video! So information dense just as it should be.

  • @MRIVERSSC
    @MRIVERSSC Před 10 měsíci +1

    Great video, just awesome.

    • @Bob_Duchesne
      @Bob_Duchesne  Před 10 měsíci

      Been doing Sea Watch for four years, and it's HARD! It took me a while to learn all the tricks.

  • @darylbernard2616
    @darylbernard2616 Před 2 měsíci

    Good stuff, Bob!

  • @leobachand8408
    @leobachand8408 Před 10 měsíci

    Great Video!!! Lots of great tips. Hope to put them to use soon on the Maine coast!

  • @cpliff_
    @cpliff_ Před 10 měsíci

    Great video Bob!

  • @snodrog5
    @snodrog5 Před 10 měsíci

    Thanks, Bob!

  • @AnnaBanana-rq9vh
    @AnnaBanana-rq9vh Před 10 měsíci

    Bring a lightweight folding chair and sit, it’s way more pleasurable and you can still see everything. I have arthritic feet and it allows me to stay out way longer

    • @Bob_Duchesne
      @Bob_Duchesne  Před 10 měsíci

      Truth. That's exactly what I did. I have a favorite spot near the high tide line, with a flat rock to use as a table

  • @PM2024-
    @PM2024- Před 10 měsíci

    Those loon and cormorants look so similar mid-flight 😵‍💫 🐦

    • @Bob_Duchesne
      @Bob_Duchesne  Před 10 měsíci +1

      They do, right? Four key tips help. The loon legs definitely trail farther behind. There's usually some white color showing on the loon. The loon beats wings at twice the speed. Cormorants fly with a crooked neck, head above the body. Common loons fly with neck straight out. Red-throated loons fly with heads below the body.

    • @PM2024-
      @PM2024- Před 10 měsíci

      @@Bob_Duchesne that is a PRO tip!! 👏 thank u from MDI 🌲 ( come back soon ) 🦅

  • @TommyCarbone
    @TommyCarbone Před 10 měsíci

    Bob - was the migration count in statistical typical range this season?

    • @Bob_Duchesne
      @Bob_Duchesne  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Still a few weeks to go. So far, I'd say DC cormorants are up, Northern gannets are down. Scoters and riders normal. RB Mergansers way up.