In this reserve you can take a boat tour to the islands where the birds nest. On Baccalieu Island the foxes have plenty to eat during the summer. Thats because six million Leach's Storm Petrels nest there. But you will nedd to be patient if you want to see this bird. The petrel only comes out to feed at night.
Many colonies are on steep sided islands along the coast.
Tour boats bring passengers right up to the colonies, but you cannot land. The islands are protected from human encroachment and other land based predators, and in many cases the islands are too dangerous to attempt a landing. The food is a continuous buffet of caplin, sand lance, cod, herring, and just about anything else that swims by. More than 350 species of birds have been spotted in Newfoundland and Labrador including many strays. Every spring and fall during migration birders eagerly anticipate finding birds off course from Eurasia or the Caribbean.