Apponagansett Beach & Bay inc. Knowles Beach & Marsh, Bristol, MA, USA, 26-Dec-2011

8:25 AM - 9:25 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: A quick look over the bay with the telescope.
Weather: bright & sunny, cold & windy (E).
14 species

Brent Goose 3 in harbour.
Canada Goose 6
American Black Duck 10 on Knowles marsh.
Mallard 4 on Knowles marsh.
Common Eider 7
Bufflehead 6 +
Hooded Merganser 8 on Knowles marsh amongst black duck. 1 male, 7 female.
Red-breasted Merganser 20 +
Red-throated Diver 20 total, with 17 in a tight raft just off the corner marsh. The most I've seen in one go.
Northern Harrier 1 ring-tail, across water & into backyards.
Bonaparte's Gull 20 approx., fishing/dive-bombing with red-breasted mergansers.
Ring-billed Gull X - carpark.
Herring Gull X - carpark.
Great Black-backed Gull X

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