International Brant Monitoring Project
Observation Logs:


1996/97 Brant Observation Log

Date

Location

Observers

Sightings

Notes

10/24/96

Cold Bay, AK Cold Bay students

yes

1

11/7/96

San Quintin, Baja C.I.A.

yes

2

12/1/96

Padilla Bay, WA Mike Davidson

5,100

3

12/12/96

Padilla Bay, WA Bay View students

300

4

1/10/97

Padilla Bay, WA Bay View students

550

5

1/22/97

San Quintin, Baja C.I.A.

some

6

1/29/97

Padilla Bay, WA Bay View students

550 + 80

7

2/7/97

Padilla Bay, WA Bay View students

200 + 70

8

2/7/97

San Quintin, Baja David Ward

2,500

 

2/13/97 Padilla Bay, WA Bay View students

1,500+

9

2/20/97

Padilla Bay, WA Bay View students

1,000+

10

2/22/97

Coos Bay, OR South Slough Reserve

200-300

11

2/22/97

Molino Viejo,
San Quintin, Baja
Club de Investigacion
de Aves

0

12

2/27/97

Padilla Bay, WA Bay View students

0

13

2/27/97

Coos Bay, OR Charleston School

100

14

3/5/97

Point Adams & Fossil Point
Charleston, OR
Charleston School

207

15

3/6/97

Padilla Bay, WA Bay View School

1200+

16

3/13/97

Padilla Bay, WA Bay View School

500

17

3/15/97

El Pedregal
(North of Bahia San Quintin)
CIA (Club de
Inestigacion de Aves)

1500

18

3/20/97

Point Adams,
Coos Bay, OR
Charleston Elem.
Bay Birdwatch Club

 950

19

3/27/97

 Point Adams
Coos Bay, OR
 South Slough
(students on break)

284 

20

3/28/97

 Bowser, B.C.
(18km north of Qualicum)
 Dustin Kerr, student
Qualicum Beach MS

 650

21

4/1/97

Surfside Beach,
Little Qualicum Estuary,
Qualicum Beach, B.C
Mr. Temple's class,
Division 8-2, QS

300

22

4/3/97

Padilla Bay, WA Bay View School

20

23

4/4/97

Surfside Beach, Little Qualicum Estuary, Qualicum Beach B.C Mr. Temple and the Surfside Brant Group

455

24

4/8/97

Surfside Beach, Little Qualicum Estuary, Qualicum Beach B.C Mr. Temple and the Surfside Brant Group

150-200

25

4/11/97

Pt. Adams,
Charleston, OR
Celeste,
South Slough Reserve

31

26

4/17/97

Padilla Bay, WA Bay View School

100

27

4/17/97

Little Qualicum River Estuary, Qualicum Beach, B.C. Mr. Worthen Div. 6-3 Group A

220

28

4/18/97

Little Qualicum River Estuary,
Qualicum Beach, B.C.
Mr. Worthen Div. 6-3 Group B

145

29

4/23/97

Little Qualicum River Estuary, Qualicum Beach, B.C. Ms. Metcalfe Div. 6-2

200

29A

4/24/97

Padilla Bay, WA Bay View School

320

30

5/1/97

Padilla Bay, WA Bay View School

200+

31

5/3/97

Cold Bay, AK
Izembek Lagoon
Cold Bay students

762

32

5/7/97

Cold Bay, AK
Izembek Lagoon, Grant Point
Bob & Sue Schulmeister

3000

33

5/8/97

Padilla Bay, WA Bay View School

6

34

5/10/97

Cold Bay, AK
Izembek Lagoon, Grant Point,
Cold Bay students

3858

35

5/13/97

Coos Bay, OR Ronnie Estelle and Maureen DeZeuuw

35

36

6/20/97

Izembek Lagoon,
Cold Bay, AK
Greg Siekaniec,
refuge manager

13

37

1: The students of Cold Bay school wish to report that the Brant started to leave at 9:30 GMT on 23 October, 1996. The weather at Cold Bay was overcast with winds gusting to 42 mph at 288 degrees. The temperature was approximately 35 degrees F. Those in Pro Esteros can expect to see Brant arriving approximately 52 hours after departure from Cold Bay.

2: On friday evening we left from Ensenada to San Quintín, 4hrs. drive and winds and rain. On Saturdaythe weather was very bad. We got strong the head of the bay and it was not possible to get amorning we were at video because of the rain and the winds, we asked one of the local guides and he told us that with that kind of weather, the brants were eelgrass, and untiloutside the fay, were they can rind a few beds of the bay. WE also had a chance tothe low tide, the erants will go inside talk to the manager of the hotel were the hunters will stay when and we talbout tshe huNtingthe season will start, on november 15, presure of ilegall haunting. Wel wer out that day withactivity and the vehiclesome of the kids and it was very interesting. We diven't had a the field but a friend of one of the oysters farms take ookto Bahiafor was a thereacher from theFalsa we we saw a few more grupos. With us Guerrero Negro, because she is interested in ourVizcaino Reserve, from Sunday andeducational material, so she came back to Guerrero Negro on on tuesday and reported that she count 182 brants north ofcalled Reserve called andScammoons Lagoon, and today, someone form the reported ~200 in Guerrero Negro Bay.

3: The birds are out in the open water of Samish Bay. This is very unusual for the birds to stay in open water. The reason for this is unknown. Both subspecies (white bellied and dark bellied) have been seen. The 11 day Brant hunting season will open December 7th.

4: Birds are now starting to come into the bay from open water. This was a non-hunting day, so birds were seen at Camp Kirby (the Brant Gun Club's hunting locaito) on Samish Island.

5: The record snowfall has melted and currently we are experiencing clear skies and cool temperatures. We sent four 8th graders out into the field to count brant. They estimated the total number of brant counted to be about 550. There were 500 at one location and 50 at another. The brant were observed eating gravel, which will help them digest their meals of eelgrass. Also, 2 snowy owls, many bald eagles, and several Great Blue Heron were also observed.

6: We arrived to the San Quintin Lagoon at 11:30 and the students had the chance to talked to the biologist from Alaska that are working here for the winter, David Ward and his crew. The students observed the brants for almost 2 hrs. with telescopes and get samples of eelgrass and sea lettuce. We came back to the school at 2:00. During the field trip we had the company of Jane Spiller, a journalist from L.A. Times, taking pictures and information for a report she is making

7: This time of year the Brant primarily stay in two locations at Padilla Bay where they can access eelgrass and gravel. Our counts include both of these spots. The first location is a gravel spit on Samish Island, the second being exposed gravel from dredgings along the Swinomish Channel. Weather conditions: Low 50's; no wind; overcast. Counts: on Samish Island about 550 Brant, both Eastern and Black Brant subspecies were observed. The birds were in close today, this is the closest we have seen them (this also has been the mildest weather, and hunting season has been over for 4 weeks). Some of these birds were seen eating eelgrass! Non-Brant sightings: Eagles: 27 mature and 18 immature; Snowy Owls 3; Red Tailed Hawks: 3; Northern Harrier: 1.Observers: Mitchell Anderson, Brian Madsen, Thomas Stultz, David Moore.

8: We left our regular classes at 10:30 to go looking for the bird tislandhat we all know and loveB the brant. As we headSd to sImish wand 26 eagles. When we arrived at camp e saw: 4 snowy owls; many haCks; Kirby, it was cold and windy. The Because brant must have been effected too we only saw 70, where we have seen up to 1,000. Then we traveled to March's Point where we saw 200+ brant. This is the first time they have been spotted iday!!n this area. It was a great

9: Brant count: 1500+ at Samish Island; none at other location. We saw 1 Snowy Owl sitting in the field, 5 Northern Harriers, and 22 Eagles. The weather was really windy and cold, so the Brant were hard to see in the white caps. The Brant came close to the gravel shore and maybe would have stayed there if it wasn't so windy. Happy VALENTINES Day. The girls say (don't eat too much candy) or you will feel nasty like they do. :) From: Tony Bakkala, Chris Jacobsen, Jennifer Powell, Holly Robbins

10: Brant Count: 100 up close, over 1, 000 in the bay Comments: Weather was windy with a few breaks of sun. No rain today. A lot of puddles, they were fun to stomp through! The spotting scopes were set up so we saw the Brant eating gravel and eelgrass. There were mature and immature birds with both white and dark belly types. Both types of birds stayed in their own groups, we didn't see any sort of leg bands on them. The tide was on it's way out so we saw about fifty birds trying to get on the gravel spit. The waves were rough so the birds were being thrown around. One bird was having an especially difficult time. It dove half-way down, so it's tail was sticking up in the air. Just after it's head went under, a large wave came up and flipped the bird onto it's back. After a few seconds of flapping feet, it was eventually able to flip back to it's starting position. It is amazing how much personality these little guys have! There was also a large number of eagles. 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32: Brant, Bears and Short-eared Owls! On the way to Izembek Lagoon, we spotted a large brown bear. It was the first bear of the year for all of us. Since it was only 50 yards away we got a good look. Good thing we were still in the cars! When we arrived at Grant Point, we did a short scavenger hunt while we waited for the brant to start moving. About 4:30 p.m. the brant began to move. There was a constant stream flying over and around us. In 45 minutes, we counted 762 brant. We could see 1000s in a large flock a couple miles to the north. All the brant we saw were moving in a southerly direction against the wind. On our return to Cold Bay, two short-eared owls were seen. The owls are only occasionally seen around Cold Bay. It was an Exceptional Day! Observers: Craig, Yuzhun, and Trafford Evanoff; Casey and Claire Siekaniec; Terri, Melanie, and Selina Mach; Tim Quirk; Robert and Matthew Nielson; and Tracy Schafer.

33: The weather was clear and sunny. Most of the brant were feeding on eelgrass exposed by the low tide. A bald eagle roosted on the grassy hillside at Grant Point. Nearby two red fox hunted for Arctic ground squirrels.

34: We went to Birch Bay to see if there were any Brant. We saw four Brant at Birch Bay, they were in pairs of two. We saw one pair flying overhead at Padilla Bay. We saw tons of Surf Scoters and Canvas Back ducks. It seems that most of the Brant have left for Alaska.

35: The weather was cloudy and breezy (20-25 knots). We arrived at 4:44 p.m. to the lagoon and the brant were already flying southwards. Most groups were from 50-100 individuals. At first they seemed to be settling behind us in a sheltered cove, but then they moved away. Some went back north, but most travelled further south. One bald eagle was spotted at Grant Point. It may have been the reason they moved out of the sheltered cove. Two common loons were seen on the way out and on the way back in. Several Arctic ground squirrels were also seen along the road. Observers: Casey and Claire Siekaniec; Timmy Quirk; Robert Nielson; Trafford, Yuzhun, and Craig Evanoff; Laura McIndoe; Terri, Melanie, and Selina Mach; Sarah, Taylor, Chick Beckley; and Tracy Schafer.

36: It was fun to read Robert's info on Cold Bay. In 1992 I got to spend a summer and fall working at the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge near Cold Bay. I thought it was one of the most beautiful places I had ever been. The expansive eelgrass beds there were impressive and ALL the shorebirds, Brant and Emperor Geese, and Eiders were a real treat to study.

We wanted to suit our most recent oservation log from Coos Bay: Ronnie and Maureen (a friend and visitor from Anchorage, Alaska) watched 35 Brant feeding on a sand flat with eelgrass last night at Pigeon Point within Coos Bay. We saw them at sunset (~2040), and the skies were clear and calm. Celeste misses seeing the large numbers of Brant, but was happy when we told her about what we saw last night.

37: This was an unusually late sighting. They just never seem to leave! :) After talking to Chris Dau, our former biologist, it was decided that they must be non-breeders just hanging around. Summer has finally arrived bringing endless days of fog, rain, and cool winds. Perhaps they'll move on now to the Interior where it is much warmer.


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