This morning 11 birders went to Miracle Beach, Saratoga Beach and Oyster River estuary. We had a pleasant morning with a variety of waterbirds. Highlights were Brant, both Goldeneyes, and great looks at shorebirds. The following 33 species were found:
Brant
American Wigeon
Mallard
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow’s Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Great Blue Heron
Bald Eagle
Black Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Black Turnstone
Dunlin
Mew Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Belted Kingfisher
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pacific Wren
Song Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
