Due to the conditions detailed yesterday, I had some trouble getting to the coast in the morning to look for birds... When I did get there, I had to scramble around to collect some gear that was abandoned the previous afternoon... I likely missed some good birds flying past (didn't have a scope for example) - but all was good -
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15733950
Highlights -
1 close flyby Goldeneye that looked like a Barrows... But who knows (sans camera)
2 Nelson's Gulls
6 King Eiders (the confirmed ones, likely more in the shimmer)
1 late Common Loon
My only Iceland Gull of the trip
1 Lapland Longspur
All four Redpolls (Rostrata common and Hornemann's Hoary!)
AND a COMMON EIDER - that didn't really place nice... I managed some pics, and have decided to count it - cause I just don't care THAT much ;)
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A bit of a highlight was seeing the devastation left behind from the storm... Trees down and washed away all over the place...
The gulls had a FEAST all day on Voles and other small mammals drowned in the storm surge from the previous day... Crazy stuff!
If the visibility was better (and I had a better way to get to the coast in the morning) I'm sure more goodies would have shown themselves!
Presumed COEI photos... let me know if you think otherwise
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