I was a bit surprised touring Sam Smith Park this evening that the most abundant waterfowl seemed to be White-winged Scoters. I had about 30 flying east, and then over half an hour later, 23 flying west. Maybe some of the same birds? There were also about a dozen birds swimming way offshore. They were just black specks through binoculars, but through a scope, they were more White-winged Scoters with at least two male Surf Scoters among them.
Also had 2 Great Egrets flying over, headed east.
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