Cape St. Mary's Seabird Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada

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Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve is a seabird sanctuary located on the southwest tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the East Coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The sanctuary has been acclaimed as a world class facility where several species of seabirds can be viewed at close range without disturbing the birds or their habitat. Viewing sites are accessed by a short hike from the parking area to the edge of rugged cliffs which overlook the ocean. Care is required as a slip or fall on the rocks at the edge of the viewing areas can be serious.

Located about 200 km southwest of St. John’s, the Sanctuary is one of Newfoundland's most significant seabird colonies. The reserve is home to 24,000 Northern gannets, 20,000 black-legged kittiwakes, 20,000 common murres, and 2,000 thick-billed murres. More than 100 pairs of razorbills and 60 pairs of black guillemots nest there, as well as double-crested cormorants, great cormorants, and Northern fulmars. The season to view the nesting birds is May through September. (Source: http://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/BirdWatching/EcologicalReserves.aspx)

The reserve is home to an interpretation centre which is open during the summer season seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. [Note: This information is to be confirmed.]