This afternoon Phil C. and I took a quick cruise around the Point Whitehorn Marine area.

Turned up about 100 scoters, looked to be mostly Surf, 100 Common Murre - some changing plumage and maybe some juvenile, a few Common Loon, some Pigeon Guillemot and finally our target bird the phalarope. Not sure if we saw one or two. Gracefully feeding on a weed patch. The Flickr link also goes to a couple Common Murre shots. Not sure if the lighter colored of them is a juvenile or just changing coats from summer to winter. Any ideas? None of my guide books seem to show that plumage.


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Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve,

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Eric Ellingson