Cape Ann 1/15

I led a group of 7 on a Brookline Bird Club trip to Cape Ann this morning.  It was a slow day for gulls and alcids, but a pretty good day for waterfowl.  Highlights included a drake King Eider at the north end of Good Harbor Beach at around 10:00, a drake Barrow's Goldeneye at Loblolly Cove from Penzance Road in Rockport, a Ruddy Fish at the State Fish Pier in Gloucester, and a Red-tailed Hawk perched at the tip of the rocks by the water at Andrews Point in Rockport.  It was a cold but beautiful day.

On my way home I found 6 Greater Scaup by Stage Fort Park in Gloucester.  A Red-breasted Nuthatch and Hairy Woodpecker continue to be regular at our feeders.

John Nelson