Dovekies and King Eider- coastal York County

[Mark Rolerson]

Tuesday morning birding with Danny Danforth started nicely with a chorus of Black Scoters and a very vocal Carolina Wren along Marginal Way. Two Dovekies, which were reported last week at the Cliff House, were still present, close to shore. The first flock of Eiders we scanned at Nubble Light had a brilliant male King Eider and a King x Common Eider hybrid with orange bill, slightly less bulbous head and gray back (sadly, neither of us had a camera). We were joined later by Andy Aldrich (Happy Birthday, Andy!!) who spotted a Thick-billed Murre steaming through the straight between the parking lot and the lighthouse.