Report from Eric Mills from Nature NS
Atlas square 19GJ09 contains only one dot of land, Gull Rock S of Brier Island. I got out there this morning, thanks to a brief charter from Mariner Cruises.
It's a bleak place - a couple of nesting D-c. Cormorants and lounging Herring and Black-backed Gulls plus male eiders. The big surprise was a group of 25 Kittiwakes on the rocks. All were 2nd-cycle birds, so no evidence of breeding. But it could happen, so another look next year (a bit earlier) is in the cards.
About Me
- June
- I have lived on Long and Brier Island most of my life and I love the natural beauty of our islands and the waters that surround us. I have worked as a stewardship officer of the Brier Island Nature Preserve for the Nature Conservancy of Canada, naturalist guide for many whale watching companies in our area, wrote a book entitled"Brier Island's Wildflower Field Guide", and volunteer for many nature organizations such as: N.S Bird Society, Environment Canada Species at Risk, GOMI-Gulf of Maine environmental youth program.I have won the Bay of Fundy Education and Awareness award and strive to tell as many people of the importance of stewarding and preserving our area for the next generation to enjoy as much as i do.
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