Black Guillemot

As for the coastline there were forty or more Common Eiders working the exposed, rough conditions, a couple pairs of Buffleheads, a single Surf Scoter, three Long-tailed Ducks, two Black Guillemots, and four Harlequin Ducks.

Another member of the auk family, the Black Guillemot is a medium-sized seabird with striking bright red legs, feet and mouth.

As for new arrivals, on November 7 from Trundy Point’s undeveloped rocky headland I noted White-winged Scoters, Red-breasted Mergansers, Long-tailed Ducks, a single Black Guillemot and a lone Razorbill.

A single Razorbill and two Black Guillemots were also recorded.

…Seven Piping Plovers along Kettle Cove Beach on July 29 and an Artic Tern, a Black Guillemot and a Bonaparte’s Gull just offshore from Stratton Island on the last day of July.

Later that same day I spotted nine Harlequin Ducks off Trundy Point along with Black Scoters, Long-tailed Ducks, Red-breasted Mergansers and two Black Guillemots.

Just offshore I spied several Buffleheads, a Horned Grebe and a deep diving Black Guillemot.

…migrant songbirds and shorebirds are still trickling through from further north, ocean birds like Scoters, Red-throated Loons and Black Guillemots are settling in off our shorelines and off course birds from outside their normal range, referred to as accidentals or vagrants may show up.

Additionally, on February 10 from Two Lights State Park I noted eight Long-tailed Ducks, several dozen Common Eiders and White-winged Scoters and a single Black Guillemot.

…on the chilly morning of November 16 I spotted two female Hooded Mergansers in the Pond Brook Corridor flashing their warm cinnamon crests and on November 15 along Trundy and Dyer Points, several flocks of diving Harlequin Ducks, three Red-breasted Mergansers and a solo Black Guillemot.