King Eider yes at Biddeford Pool

[JMSmith]

I birded Biddeford Pool and East Point Sanctuary today. It was very cold! Most of the ducks were far off shore and without a scope I couldn't determine much. There were 8 great cormorants on Beach Island. There was a thick billed murre at the end of 2nd street. As the tide started heading out the ducks started heading in. I saw several red breasted mergansers, a pair of harlequin ducks, white winged scoters, a few surf scoters, greater scaup, long tailed ducks, common goldeneye and common eiders. I waited as the rather large group of eiders came into shore and the immature King eider was among them! I appreciate having seen the pictures that others have posted as it made it easier to recognize. East Point was pretty desolate. The feeder to the left of the entry was very busy with all the usuals.

[Ed Gervais]

Today at Biddeford Pool, East Point, we got to see the King Eider.  Hooray!  Our first. Also,  two pair of red Breasted Mergansers, 4 pairs of Common Goldeneys, 1 solitary Horned Grebe wearing its most drab winter outfit, what appeared be a young winter loon (far out and hard to tell for certain) many common Eider females but from what I could see only 1 immature male.  It was very CCCOLD and windy, the ducks, for the most part, were far out and didn't come close with the tide.  On the Island were 7 or 8 seals and 4 Great Cormorants. Fun day.