[Maine-birds] King Eider in Harpswell

Hi all,

While enjoying the sunset at Pott's Point in South Harpswell this evening, I spotted a drake King Eider several hundred yards southwest off the end of the point between Haskell Island and Upper Flag Island. Although the bird was quite distant, his black body, white neck and chest, and unique head markings were very distinctive. I'm new to the area and not very familiar with local bird distributions, but my understanding is that this is an unusual find for early summer. 

My eBird checklist, along with some (extremely) poor digiscoped photos, is at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37497871. For anyone not familiar with this rather obscure spot, Pott's Point is owned by the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust and maintained as a small costal preserve. Park at the end of Harpswell Neck Road (Route 123) and walk ~1/3 mile to the end of Pott's Point Road where there is a sign and trail leading down to the rocks. 

Good birding,

Don Jones

Brunswick, ME / Laramie, WY

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