JUVENILE BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE, HEAD HARBOR PASSAGE,CHARLOTTE COUNTY,NEW BRUNSWICK, 8/15/2019

JUVENILE BALD EAGLE IN FLIGHT, HEAD HARBOR PASSAGE,CHARLOTTE COUNTY,NEW BRUNSWICK, 8/15/2019

JUVENILE BALD EAGLE ON CLIFF MOVES TO TREE, HEAD HARBOR PASSAGE,CHARLOTTE COUNTY,NEW BRUNSWICK, 8/15/2019

CORMORANTS & GULLS ON THE ROCKS, HEAD HARBOR PASSAGE,CHARLOTTE COUNTY,NEW BRUNSWICK,8/15/2019

   We can see the following birds on these rocks:

• Double-crested Cormorants
• Greater Black-backed Gulls - these are the large Gulls with black backs.
• Black-legged Kittiwakes - these are the small Gulls with black wing tips on the steepest parts of the cliffs.  You can see these in the last five photos.
• Herring Gulls - these bills are intermediate in size between the two other Gulls and have grey backs.

EAST QUODDY LIGHTHOUSE, CAMPOBELLO ISLAND, NEW BRUNSWICK, 8/15/2019

BONAPARTE'S GULL TAKING OFF FROM WATER- MOLTING FROM BREEDING TO NONBREEDING PLUMAGE, HEAD HARBOR PASSAGE,CHARLOTTE COUNTY,NEW BRUNSWICK, 8/15/2019

NONBREEDING LITTLE GULL, HEAD HARBOR PASSAGE,CHARLOTTE COUNTY,NEW BRUNSWICK, 8/15/2019

   We can ID this gull as a nonbreeding Little Gull as follows:

• Very small size for a gull
• Black underwing with white wingtip.  This is the main field mark that differentiates the Little Gull from Bonaparte's Gull and other gulls.
• White face with smudgy black crown, black eye patch and black ear patch
•  Small black bill
• Pale gray back
• White tail

   The Little Gull is the smallest gull in the world.  Its average length is about 11".  In North America the Little Gull is usually associated with larger flocks of Bonaparte's Gulls.
   The Little Gull is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 917.