[Maine-birds] Seapoint Shorebirds

Lots of birds today on Seapoint and Crescent Beaches in Kittery Point,
early afternoon, overcast, chilly NE winds, lots of surf.

A half dozen from the resident Purple Sandpiper flock, most frequently
seen at the NE corner of the point
http://www.fetchingbirds.com/2012/dec/purplesandpipers.jpg

A lone Sanderling on Crescent Beach
http://www.fetchingbirds.com/2012/dec/sanderling2.jpg

1 of 2 Ruddy Turnstones on Seapoint Beach
http://www.fetchingbirds.com/2012/dec/ruddyturnstone.jpg

1 of at least 15 Horned Larks
http://www.fetchingbirds.com/2012/dec/hornedlark.jpg

1 of a couple dozen American Tree Sparrows hunkered down in a rugosa bramble
http://www.fetchingbirds.com/2012/dec/americantreesparrow.jpg

And...
1 Lapland Longspur
~50 Bonaparte's Gulls (w/Herring, GBB, & RB Gulls)
7 American Crows
1 Red-tailed Hawk
13 Black Ducks
1 Razorbill
3 RB Mergansers
3 Common Goldeneyes
3 Common Eider
4 Surf Scoters
1 Bufflehead
1 Horned Grebe
1 Red-necked Grebe
1 Common Loon
1 Red-throated Loon
2 Eastern Bluebirds (parking lot)
2 Song Sparrows
1 Northern Cardinal
1 Winter Wren (heard only)

Phillip Augusta
http://www.fetchingbirds.com/puzzlebird.html

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