Black ScoterMelanitta nigra)
Unusual to see on shore in NC, I found one male and two female Black Scoters taking a stroll down the beach 30 May 2004. I went back the next day (31st) and got a photo of this female, still hanging around. When I first found her on the 31st, she was foraging in the surf. After a few minutes, she waddled up on shore for a bit, then headed back into the water.
These photos were digiscoped by hand-holding a Nikon CoolPix 4500 to the eyepiece of a Kowa TSN-824 spotting scope.
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra)Brunswick Co., NC31 May 2004
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra)Pea Island, Dare Co., NC19 Oct 2018Southbound migrating flock of mostly Black Scoters with a few Green-winged Teal mixed in and possibly a female Surf Scoter
Created on ... June 1, 2004 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com