[Maine-birds] Wells Purple Sandpipers

Got a little bit of birding done in between running errands today. Checked out Marginal Way, and was surprised to see so few Eiders (just 20 or so), but 4 Greater Scaup, 2 hens and 2 drakes, was nice. 

Off Beach St in Ogunquit was a large flock of Mallards, totally 556 birds, include several dozen feeding on the beach, something I've never seen Mallards doing before. 

At the end of Atlantic Avenue in Wells, I had a large flock of 70+ Purple Sandpipers, along with 6 Dunlin and 50 or so Sanderlings (and another 130 Sanderlings seen a little bit further south) on the end of the Jetty. I got so close to a few of the Purple Sandpipers that I could actually see the purple back feathers that give them their name. 

Good Birding

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David Rankin

University of New England

Graduate Student

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