Despite less than optimal viewing conditions and the presence of  duck hunters,
some decent birds were seen at Bradstreet Landing this am. I was joined by
Jeremiah Roth and Mike Sandy.

Highlights were:

Surf Scoters  2
White-winged Scoters 2
Black Scoters 8
Common Loon  5
Also up to 800 Red-breasted Mergansers & good number of Bonaparte's Gulls.

The Scoters were actually seen fairly close to the duck hunters' boat and string of
decoys which included lots of Scoters and a male Common Eider.
After hanging around their boat for quite a while, they headed out to a spot past the end of the
pier. That afforded great looks at the white wing patches of the WW Scoters.


See you on the trails,

Chris Pierce
N. Olmsted, OH

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