Driving Dune Rd 01/20/2015

I headed to Dune rd to chase some birds this morning. The sun was shining and temps were mild and the birds were not disappointing. My first bird was an American Bittern, it was working the roadside ditches.

After that I went to Tiana Beach looking for the reported Redpolls. They were nowhere to be found, On to the inlet for the Male King Eider. Strike two. I went back and forth for a while and eventually went back to the inlet to try to see the Eider. This time I was luckier. It was swimming with a large flockmof Common Eider north of the inlet by the sandbar/island. Once spottedit was easy to recognize.

A return trip to Tiana beach also proved fruitful as there was a flock of passerines flying around which included the Common Redpolls.
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