Northern Gannet, plate by John James Audubon
Audubon, Birds of America, plate 326, as “Gannet”
Water & shore birds

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus
“Scanning the ocean, I spotted four Northern Gannets a ways offshore.”
September 22, 2021 · Read the column
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Sep 22, 2021

Scanning the ocean, I spotted four Northern Gannets a ways offshore.

Dec 22, 2021

Other mentionables in Two Lights included two Horned Grebes, a male Long-tailed Duck, several Buffleheads, a Northern Gannet, a lone Common Raven and a Song Sparrow.

Sep 28, 2023

Common Eiders rafted up just offshore while Northern Gannets plunged into the choppy surf offshore.

Dec 18, 2024

Other mentionables in Two Lights included two Horned Grebes, a male Long-tailed Duck, six Buffleheads, a diving Northern Gannet, a Common Raven and two Song Sparrows.

Nov 12, 2025

Other highlights from the same day included a dozen Northern Gannets plunging into offshore waters and the season’s first sightings of White-winged, Black and Surf Scoters.