A ten-minute stationary count just east of Parking Area 6 resulted in a tally of at least 250 gannets, all flying (singly and in groups up to about 20) east to west with the brisk wind. During a nearly two-hour walk after this, gannets streamed by the whole time, though in diminishing numbers. Other sightings included a pair each of Piping Plovers and American Oystercatchers on the (nearly deserted) beach that heads east from the lot, and three (late?) Long-tailed Ducks just offshore. --Joe Wallace
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