From Shirley: What a balmy day on the Chesapeake Bay! That's about the best we can hope for in mid-February on the bay. Great trip -- many thanks to Brian Taber and everyone else for pointing out and helping everyone get on the birds. "Red-throated Loons going through the channel!!" was a familiar sound this morning!

I was able to enter the list from each island into eBird and I've included them below.

Total # of bird species = 23.

Number of harbor seals on island 3 = ~12

Brian Taber and Jan Lockwood put the lists together today as we moved from island to island.

Location:     CBBT--South Thimble Island (#1)
Observation date:     2/20/10
Notes:     Williamsburg Bird Club Field Trip, Leader Brian Taber
Number of species:     12

Greater Scaup     2
Lesser Scaup     6
Surf Scoter     8
Bufflehead     24
Red-breasted Merganser     8
Double-crested Cormorant     8
Ruddy Turnstone     7
Purple Sandpiper     3
Ring-billed Gull     20
Herring Gull     150
Great Black-backed Gull     20
Rock Pigeon     20

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/VA)

Location:     CBBT--South Chesapeake Island (#3)
Observation date:     2/20/10
Notes:     Williamsburg Bird Club Field Trip. Leader Brian Taber.
Number of species:     9

Brant     3
Surf Scoter     40
Red-breasted Merganser     15
Red-throated Loon     63

Red-necked Grebe 1
Northern Gannet     9
Great Cormorant     19
Purple Sandpiper     2
Savannah Sparrow     1

Location:     CBBT--North Chesapeake Island (#4)