Friday, September 12, 2025

Day 18.244: Other birds (sea and shore) from Downeast

There are likely just a few more of these vacation catch-up posts. Here are some more birds on or near the ocean:

American black ducks

Semipalmated plovers

Semipalmated sandpiper

Sanderlings

There was something attracting a lot of birds of unknown species to this spot nearly on the horizon

Black guillemot

Black guillemot

Black guillemots

Bald eagle (fishing)

 Bald eagle (disappointed)

Likely common eiders

Spotted sandpiper

White-winged scoter

Common eider

Razorbill

Razorbill

Spotted sandpiper

Belted kingfishers

Semipalmated sandpipers and one semipalmated plover (feel free to play "spot-the-plover"!)

Part of a group of peeps of various kinds. Pictured here: semipalmated plovers, semipalmated sandpipers and a least sandpiper.

This eagle was sitting very still watching the clam diggers. The cruise ship is docked in Eastport on the side of the bay 

Great blue heron about to strike

Success!

Semipalmated plover

Double-crested cormorants

Double-crested cormorants


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