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CBBT



Brian Pendergraft was kind enough to haul me up to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Tunnel today.

While slightly outside the Carolinas geographically, many C-birders visit
the CBBT regularly (in fact we met Cynthia Fox's WBC field trip today) so I
hope a post on the subject won't cause any ruckus...

A pleasant weather day usually means fewer birds, and today was a prime
example.  The large numbers of birds reported during the cold snap seem to
have moved on, but those birds remaining hung close by for drop-dead
gorgeous views.  We even got to see the iris/pupil color of a Harlequin
Duck!

Here's the rundown:

#1- about 500 scaup, including several Greater, Oldsquaw, Black and Surf
Scoters, Purple Sandpipers, RB Mergs, Great Cormorant

#2 - same, less the scaup

#3 - add White-winged Scoter and Harbour Seal

#4 - #3 plus Common Goldeneye, Harlequin Duck, Lesser Black Backed Gull

Also had a Merlin near Seaboard, NC on the way up.

Nice day!!

Have a great week,
Steve Shultz
Apex, NC