Another day at the Sea Watch and another 12,000+ passed.
The weather started off 100% cloudy with the wind picking up as the day went along, but at about one in the afternoon the clouds broke, but the wind remained.
The highlight of the day was having a male Harlequin Duck land by the jetty. We also had a new record day for Common Eider of 99 birds.
Here is what was seen today:
Brant 92
American Black Duck 17
Green-winged Teal 2
Greater Scaup 2
Lesser Scaup 2
Common Eider 99
Harelquin Duck 1
Surf Scoter 1730
White-winged Scoter 7
Black Scoter 3715
Long-tailed Duck 2
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Red-throated Loon 2246
Common Loon 8
Double-crested Cormorant 552
Northern Gannet 3164
Laughing Gull 14
Bonaparte's Gull 6
Ring-billed Gull 557
Herring Gull 144
Great Black-backed Gull 19
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