Marginal Way and Wells – January 7

January 7, 2017. Marginal Way in Ogunquit and The Cliff House in Wells.
Steve Reed, Leader, Judy Marden, Nancy Muir, Doug Boyd, & Dan Marquis
It was a cold day. The forecasted 30 degrees with partial sun never never materialized. We braved 15-20 degree temps, with a windchill well below that. Needless to say our faces froze.
But the ducks were good. We had very goods looks at the hoped-for Harlequins, as was as rafts of Black Scoters larger than we usually see… and they were in close to the cliffs.
Land birds were few and far between, but all in all it was a good day, ending with lunch at Famous Dave’s Barbecue in Scarborough.

Steve Reed, leader & recorder

Birds seen or heard: Canada Goose Mallard Common Eider Harelquin Duck Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Black Scoter Long-tailed Duck Red-breasted Merganser Red-tailed Hawk Purple Sandpiper Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Rock Pigeon Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Starling Song Sparrow American Goldfinch (H)

Checking the waters at Marginal Way A raft of Black Scoters along Marginal Way in Ogunquit Male Harlequin duck at Nubble Light A flock of Purple Sandpipers at Nubble Light Song Sparrow on the grass at Nubble Light Scanning the water at Nubble Light