Location:
The bird was seen around 3:00pm today (3/21) at East Point Sanctuary (http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L167326), located at the end of L. B. Orcutt Blvd in Biddeford. (You might remember this as the same spot a Chestnut-collared Longspur was found in June 2012.) The Surfbird was feeding along the rocks just south of the eastern most point of land - looking out towards the tall ledge marker with a green can to the right (south).
Turk, Linda, Josh, and myself looked from ~5:50 until sunset with no luck but a small group of Purple Sandpipers were feeding along the rocks under the tall marker. The tide was out enough that the birds had a very large area they could be feeding. I'd recommend checking this same area but also scanning Wood Island (the island north of East Point Sanctuary) during high tide or anywhere along Ocean Ave.
Parking:
There is very limited parking along L. B. Orcutt road right now because of the snowbanks filling the usual parking spots. I would strongly recommend carpooling if you know others that are going and making sure that you are in a valid parking space. I believe there is some parking along 1st, 4th, and 7th Street but I'm not positive. I emphasize this because the Biddeford Police tend to be less than lenient with parking and especially with birders after the increased traffic due to the number of people going to see Snowy Owls along Mile Stretch Road. Just a heads up.
Good birding,
Doug Hitchcox
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