It may be late November, but the Seawatch is still going strong. We had seen a string of slower days because of the Westerly winds (pushing the birds farther out from shore) but Wednesday was highlighted by the season's first
Razorbill flying by in the afternoon. We also saw over
3,000 Red-throated Loons on Wednesday with an assortment of other birds seen here:
Thursday was Thanksgiving, and I was thankful for a fun day of seabirds! Just over 10,000 birds were tallied and it was quite diverse. I was treated to a single Snow Bunting flying right along the beach early in the morning. A small flock of Purple Sandpipers made appearances on the jetty throughout the day along with scoters and loons floating nearby. Visitors were also treated to Long-tailed Ducks, Red-breasted Mergansers, Horned Grebes, Common Eiders, and Great Cormorants. All of Thursday's fun can be found at the link below:
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| A Black Scoter (left) and White-winged Scoter (right) fly over a second Black Scoter that is still contemplating whether to take off with them or not. |
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| Here come some close Brant. |
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| Common Loon |
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| One of these Corms is not like the other. Can you spot the Great Cormorant? |
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