2007 Waterbird Blog Conclusion

After 3 months of counting, the Fall 2007 Waterbird Count ended today.

Over 100,000 birds were tallied this fall which makes it a pretty decent fall in terms of numbers!

The most numerous species this fall was LONG-TAILED DUCK with almost 23,000 counted!

Brief highlights from the waterbird shack have included (MBRC pending):

3 PACIFIC LOONS

1 HARLEQUIN DUCK

79 HUDSONIAN GODWITS - A new Michigan one-day record!

3 MARBLED GODWITS - A new fall high count here at Whitefish Point.

26 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS

5 RED KNOTS

1 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE

1 PURPLE SANDPIPER - 4th ever point record

43 JAEGERS - All were either Parasitic Jaegers or "jaeger species"

4 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES - 2 adults and 2 juveniles

3+ SABINE'S GULLS - Seen 6 days in a row!

1 ICELAND GULL

1 WESTERN KINGBIRD

1 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE

1 CAVE SWALLOW - 2nd point record


I just want to thank all of you who read the blogs and those who visited Whitefish Point this season. We hope you come back and visit next year!

Remember, the spring Hawk Count and Owl Banding begins just 4 months from today!

Signing out for Fall 2007,

Cory J. Gregory
arcticory@gmail.com
Waterbird Counter


P.S.

Many of you know that I was actively keeping a "Ship List" of all the various freighters that passed by the point. I have included my final list of 117 ships. I was able to photograph over 80% of all the ships listed so if you wish to see the ship, drop me an email and I can send you a picture!

In alphabetical order:

ADAM E. CORNELIUS
ALGOLAKE
ALGOMARINE
ALGONORTH
ALGOSAR
ALGOSTEEL
ALPENA
AMERICABORG
AMERICAN CENTURY
AMERICAN COURAGE
AMERICAN FORTITUDE
AMERICAN INTEGRITY
AMERICAN MARINER
AMERICAN REPUBLIC
AMERICAN SPIRIT
AMERICAN VALOR
AMERICAN VICTORY
ARTHUR M. ANDERSON
ATLANTIC HURON
BBC ELBE
BBC FINLAND
BELUGA ELEGANCE
BELUGA EXPECTATION
BIRCHGLEN
BUFFALO
BURNS HARBOR
CANADIAN ENTERPRISE
CANADIAN LEADER
CANADIAN MINER
CANADIAN PROGRESS
CANADIAN PROSPECTER
CANADIAN PROVIDER
CANADIAN RANGER
CANADIAN TRANSFER
CANADIAN TRANSPORT
CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN
CASON J. CALLAWAY
CEDARGLEN
CHARLES M. BEEGHLY
COLUMBUS
CSL ASSINIBOINE
CSL ATLANTIC ERIE
CSL PINEGLEN
CSL TADOUSSAC
CUYAHOGA
DONGEBORG
EDGAR B. SPEER
EDWARD L. RYERSON
EDWIN H. GOTT
FEDERAL DANUBE
FEDERAL KIVALINA
FEDERAL MARGAREE
FEDERAL RHINE
FEDERAL SHIMANTO
FEDERAL WESER
FINEX
FRONTENAC
GORDON C. LEITCH
GOVIKEN
GREAT LAKES TRADER
GRIGORIY ALEKSANDROV
H. LEE WHITE
HALIFAX
HERBERT C. JACKSON
INDIANA HARBOR
IRMA
ISA
ISADORA
JAMES R. BARKER
JOHN B. AIRD
JOHN D. LEITCH
JOHN G. MUNSON
JOHN J. BOLAND
JOSEPH H. THOMPSON
JOSEPH L. BLOCK
JUMBO SPIRIT
KASTEELBORG
KAYE E. BARKER
KIYI
LAKE GUARDIAN
LAKE ONTARIO
LAKE SUPERIOR
LEE A. TREGURTHA
LIMNOS
MAGDALENA GREEN
MALYOVITZA
MANISTEE
MARITIME TRADER
MESABI MINER
MICHIPICOTEN
MILO
MONTREALAIS
NOGAT
PATHFINDER
PAUL R. TREGURTHA
PHILIP R. CLARKE
PILICA
POCHARD
PRESQUE ISLE
QUEBECOIS
ROGER BLOUGH
SABINA
SAGINAW
SAM LAUD
SCOTER
SENECA
ST. CLAIR
STEWART J. CORT
TUSCARORA
VANCOUVERBORG
VEERSEBORG
VICTORIA
VLISTBORG
VOYAGEUR INDEPENDENT
VOYAGEUR PIONEER
WALTER J. MCCARTHY JR.
WOODY