Hi Chuck,
Indeed, that's a Common Murre in basic plumage. I am presuming (without having checked any references yet), that this is a 1st year bird.
Anyway, what time did you have the bird? I saw it there this morning around 9 this morning, with about 6 Razorbills, and it stayed close to shore long enough for me to be joined by Katrina Fenton, Henry Walters, and Pat Moynahan. Always a treat to see from the mainland, I probably would have posted if I thought it was going to stick around. Sorry, folks, but glad you saw it too, Chuck!
-Derek
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--Great weather to be out! Only Warbler for the day was a Yellow-Rump hanging with a Phoebe at the pond in the woods at the land trust.I had a Murre, which I believe to be a Common Murre based on the shape of the face and the angle to the bill. It was off the Eastpoint with some Eiders and a pair of RB Mergansers. Photos on the Maine Bird List flickr site:A relatively quiet day today. I started out at the Heath where the only birds I saw or heard were Chickadees, Blue Jays, Crows and a Downy Woodpecker. Seriously! The boardwalk is a dead end halfway through the heath but the work they are doing on the boardwalk and trail should be applauded.From there I headed to Biddeford Pool. I didn't see any shorebirds. There were 7 Long-Tailed Ducks in breeding plumage off of the beach by Gilbert St. Also a pair of Green Herons (in the same tree) and a Juvenile BCNH that was near the land trust off 7th,
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Cheers,
Chuck
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