Trip Report: Newfoundland (2016-07-09 - 2016-07-14)

American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)

Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus)

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)

American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)

American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)

Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)

A visit to the Puffins and Whales of the West Atlantic.

Sites Visited

Country: Canada (7 sites)

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (58 records)

Phylum: Chordates (58 records)

Class: Birds (53 records)

Order: Anseriformes (5 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
- American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
- Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)

Order: Boobies (1 record)
- Family: Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Order: Owls And Nightjars (1 record)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Order: Pelicans (3 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)

Order: Perching Birds (26 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
- Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
- Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: Kinglets
- Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
- Family: Larks
- Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (10 records)
- Family: Auks, Murres, Guillemots, and Puffins
- Common Murre (Uria aalge)
- Thick-billed Murre (Uria lomvia)
- Razorbill (Alca torda)
- Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
- Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
- American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
- Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
- Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

Order: Tubenoses (2 records)
- Family: Shearwaters and Petrels
- Great Shearwater (Ardenna gravis)
- Sooty Shearwater (Ardenna grisea)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Class: Mammals (5 records)

Order: Carnivorans (1 record)
- Family: Phocidae
- Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

Order: Cetacea (2 records)
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
- Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Order: Rodents (2 records)
- Family: Squirrels
- American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
- Family: True Mice and Rats, Gerbils, and Allies
- Common American Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)