Jim Tarolli and I had poor looks from the east/west breakwall as it headed west, but review of bad photos suggest Black-headed. First photo is unedited, second crops and lightens to show bright orange/red bill. Unfortunately I had been messing with the camera to take silhouettes against bold cloud patterns or a better shot would have been possible. There are Bonaparte's hanging around on both the bay and pond and it may still be in the area - we're not sure if it continued west or looped back into the bay.
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