Alex Burdo, James Orrico and I also went to see the Dovekie today. Absolutely astounding looks, sometimes as close as 6 feet away. A lifer for me, as well as my first alcid. I was amazed at how tiny the bird was, which caused me to think how can anyone possibly make out this starling-sized bird on the opean ocean surf??!! By far my new favorite bird! I loved how the bird actually flew underwater. Just an incredible experience.
Here are Alex Burdo's photos: http://floridascrubjay.zenfolio.com/ James Randall Fairfield, CT -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
