"The night of the birds"
Kelly was wrong! No turtles once again, but there sure were a lot of stranded birds. During the course of the night I encountered several dead Pelicans, four Northern Gannets, and one Herring Gull in need of assistance. I am not really sure why the Gannets strand on the beach during the night at this time of the year. I was able to see several floating in the waves and quite a few flying offshore during the night but it is a mystery to me why they strand. The Gannets were taken from the beach and brought to a lake very close to the beach here in Juno. They usually rest for a few hours and take off and head offshore once again. It was quite amusing to see the Muscovy ducks and the swans in the lake interact with the birds. I thought they just wanted to make me bleed, but it seems they do not like ANYTHING to get close to them. Those birds are just plain mean! The seagull will need some medical care and will be brought to our local wildlife rehab. center. Time for bed!!!!!