Date: 22 March 2025
Leader: Andy Ednie (last minute stand in for Ant and Chris!)
Common Loon by Andy Ednie
Indian River Inlet, Sussex, Delaware, US
Mar 22, 2025 8:00 AM – 11:59 AM
Observers: 15
0.81 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: DOS Sea Watch Field Trip
clear to partly cloudy
Temp: 47-59 F
Wind SW @ 5-10 mph
30 species
Harlequin Duck 4 Male and 3 female feeding at the tip of the south jetty. Sea ducks that were smaller than scoters. Females had 3 spots on face and male had a big white crescent behind bill. Last seen flying south towards Bethany.
Surf Scoter 24
White-winged Scoter 1
Black Scoter 185
Long-tailed Duck 1
Bufflehead 10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
American Oystercatcher 2
Sanderling 2
Laughing Gull 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
American Herring Gull 59
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Horned Grebe 2
Red-throated Loon 26
Common Loon 12 One loon was calling in the inlet.
Northern Gannet 38
Great Cormorant 1
Double-crested Cormorant 82
Brown Pelican 10 Exact count. All adults with gray body and white head.
Black Vulture 12
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 4
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 1
Fish Crow 3
Tree Swallow 30
Barn Swallow 1 Seen fling north up the beach. Blue back with rusty throat, forked tail.
Boat-tailed Grackle 15
eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S220059535
