Registrar: Kathleen Howley
Participants: 7
Weather: Sunny very early morning, cloudy later, 30’s F
Bird Species: 38
We arrived mid-tide at the Coast Guard Station and were greeted by a flock of Surf Scoters, some Black Scoters, Common Eiders, Long-tailed Ducks, Horned Grebes, Red-throated Loons, Common Loons and other water birds. We then turned our attention to the mud flat where we observed many Dunlins, some Sanderlings, Black-bellied Plovers and a Red Knot. What an exciting experience! Our journey was just beginning. We walked a long-distance counter clockwise to the jetty. We detoured a little up the hill adjacent to the Coast Guard Station and saw eight Great Blue Herons. Eventually we reached our destination, the beach jetty and the tower. Soon we saw many Razorbills, some flying and some landing on the water, a magnificent sighting. We finished our tour of the beach with an excellent observation of a Snowy Owl.
Species Lists
Birds
Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
American Black Duck
Greater Scaup
Common Eider
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Horned Grebe
Rock Pigeon
Black-bellied Plover
Red Knot
Sanderling
Dunlin
Razorbill
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Northern Gannet
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-bellied Woodpecker
American Kestrel
American Crow
European Starling
Northern Mockingbird
House Finch
American Tree Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler
