Ok...  so there is no place like Cape Cod.  The fun stuff is the aquatic
bird life.   Freshwater and ocean.

 

I bird a barrier beach outside Hyannis.  Corporation Beach in Dennis (inside
arm).  And a bunch of coast Orleans and north to P-town.

 

This is 4+ days worth.  Some wind, some offshore breezes, some rain, and
lots of sun and beach walking.

 

Freshwater:

 

4 Gadwall,  20+ Black Ducks, 12 Am. Widgeon, 2 GB Herons, 3 Am. Coot, 3 No.
Pintail, 4 Mute Swan, Ca. Geese.

 

Saltwater and beach/ shore:

 

11 Dunlin,  6 Gr. Yellowlegs, 25 Ruddy Turnstone, 5 BB Plovers, 1
Sanderling,  3 Belted Kingf., 7 Brant, 16 Ho Grebes, 1 RN Loon.

 

Corp Beach:

 

28 Long-t. Ducks, 60 Razorbill, 20 Bonaparte's Gull, 1 Forster's Tern, 3 RN
Grebes, 2 Horned Grebes, ~ 32 WW Scoters, ~24 Black Scoters, ~40 Surf
Scoters, 8 Co Loons, ~ 40 Co Eiders 20 No Gannets, 3 BB Plovers.

 

P-town etc, outer coast.  Off shore breeze, 48 degrees, sunny.

 

16 Bufflehead, ~40 No Gannets, ~20 RT Loon, ~60 Surf Scoter,  ~40 DC
Cormorant, 6 Great Cormorant, GBBGull, Herring, and Ring-bills, 2 Great
Shearwaters (1 ok picture thru scope), ~40 Black Scoters, ~60 Razorbills.
~600 RB Mergs, 

                

                ~ 40 Bonaparte's Gulls, ~400 Co Eiders, 2 Palm Warblers.
MacMillan Wharf  10 Razorbills right off the wharf.  

 

Song Sparrows, No Ca etc.  1 Red-tail.

 

Fun to travel.

 

8-)

 

BiSh

 

 

 



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