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Posts Tagged ‘common eider’
Thursday, December 27th, 2018
 Common Eider (male). Yet again a nippy early hike up Beech Hill produced no bird photo ops, so Jack and I took a second hike this afternoon—to the end of the Rockland Breakwater and back. I was imagining taking pics of Purple Sandpipers, but we got there at peak high tide, so I got photos of miscellaneous ducks instead.
Here’s a handsome male Common Eider.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 8:15 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow*
2. Herring Gull*
3. Tufted Titmouse (v)
4. Downy Woodpecker (v)
Elsewhere
5. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
6. Rock Pigeon
7. Mallard
8. Red-breasted Merganser
9. American Black Duck
10. Common Eider
11. Common Goldeneye
12. American Wigeon
13. Ring-billed Gull
14. Long-tailed Duck
15. Great Black-backed Gull
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American black duck, American crow, American wigeon, black-capped chickadee, common eider, common goldeneye, downy woodpecker, great black-backed gull, herring gull, long-tailed duck, mallard, red-breasted merganser, ring-billed gull, rock pigeon, tufted titmouse
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Saturday, December 15th, 2018
 American Wigeons. Beech Hill wasn’t the big story from today. That’s because today was our area’s Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC), which began at 7:45 a.m. at the Rockland Breakwater. As usual, I participated until lunch—by which time we’d listed the bulk of our species.
For the first time I can remember, CBC day was not brutally cold and/or windy. Right balmy out, to be honest. And a fun time was had by all.
Here are a few photos.
 Long-tailed Duck (male, non-breeding plumage).  Herring Gull (non-breeding adult).  European Starling.  Black Scoter.  American Crow.
 Black Guillemot (non-breeding plumage). Beech Hill List
Beginning at 1:30 p.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. American Crow* (v)
2. American Goldfinch* (v)
3. White-breasted Nuthatch* (v)
4. Black-capped Chickadee*
Elsewhere
5. Canada Goose
6. American Wigeon
7. American Black Duck
8. Mallard
9. Common Eider
10. Surf Scoter
11. Black Scoter
12. Long-tailed Duck
13.Bufflehead
14. Common Goldeneye
15. Common Merganser
16. Red-breasted Merganser
17. Common Loon
18. Horned Grebe
19. Bald Eagle
20. Bonaparte’s Gull
21. Ring-billed Gull
22. Herring Gull
23. Great Black-backed Gull
24. Black Guillemot
25. Mourning Dove
26. Downy Woodpecker (v)
27. Pileated Woodpecker
28. European Starling
29. Snow Bunting (v)
30. Song Sparrow
31. Dark-eyed Junco
32. Northern Cardinal (v)
33. House Finch
34. House Sparrow
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
Tags: American black duck, American crow, American goldfinch, American wigeon, bald eagle, black guillemot, black scoter, black-capped chickadee, Bonaparte's gull, bufflehead, Canada goose, common eider, common goldeneye, common loon, common merganser, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, European starling, great black-backed gull, herring gull, horned grebe, house finch, house sparrow, long-tailed duck, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, pileated woodpecker, red-breasted merganser, ring-billed gull, snow bunting, song sparrow, surf scoter, white-breasted nuthatch
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Saturday, April 7th, 2018
 Common Eider. Awoke to four or five inches of fresh snow all over everything, spread evenly, pearly white. Jack and I were first up the main trail, and there were a few birds about, but none accommodating enough for photos.
So this afternoon we took a little walk to the end of the breakwater, where we encountered an eider duck at high tide.
Beech Hill List
Beginning at 10 a.m., I hiked the open trail.
1. Song Sparrow* (v)
2. American Goldfinch** (v)
3. American Crow*
4. Black-capped Chickadee (v)
5. American Robin* (v)
6. Purple Finch (v)
7. Tufted Titmouse (v)
Elsewhere
8. Mourning Dove
9. Herring Gull
10. Northern Cardinal
11. Turkey Vulture
12. Common Eider
13. Common Loon
14. Mallard
v = Voice only
*Also elsewhere
**Voice only elsewhere
Tags: American crow, American goldfinch, American robin, black-capped chickadee, common eider, common loon, herring gull, mallard, mourning dove, northern cardinal, purple finch, song sparrow, tufted titmouse, turkey vulture
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