A passing lobster boat (the "Raging Bull" from Scarborough,Maine) pushed the birds into the air for a moment and I was able to get a rough count and estimated that there were at least 2000 Greater Scaup in that raft. They were still coming in to the raft in small groups when I left at about 11:30 AM.

BLACK SKIMMERS, estimated 1100 Tree Swallows (foraging over old landfill). Cove Place, Sound-watch, 8:30-9:50 - Not too much migrating, but did have 1 Great Cormorant (my first of season), 1 Common Loon, 15 Brant, 2 Surf Scoters, Peregrine Falcon, Cooper's Hawk, and a late Common Tern.

Looking close at the blackbirds: estimated 18 Grackles, 12 Starlings, 24 Red Wing Blackbirds and 6 Cowbirds. And of course the usual species including a new Carolina Wren that just started showing up. Keith MUeller Killingworth

Several birders spent from 12:30 till 3:30 at the landfill on Friday (12/9) with no luck picking out the the Thayer's The number of gulls was around 1,000 or maybe 1,500, but not the 2,000 estimated by Greg Hanisek in the morning.

I estimate their were well over 1,000 plus! I more than likely saw a Barn Swallow, but not 100% sure at that distance, but showed a forked tail. ..........also... 3 Ring-n-duck 40 C Merganser 5 Black Duck and best of day - 3 Redhead - 1 female. no grebes or Loons.

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It's almost impossible to give an accurate count but I > estimate somewhere between 2,000 & 3,000.

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Shorebird numbers were fairly low (numbers are rough estimates): Killdeer (25) Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs (100) Solitary Sandpiper (1) Spotted Sandpiper (2) Least Sandpiper (10) Semipalmated Sandpiper (2) Short-billed Dowitcher (3) Also present were hundreds of Bonapartes Gulls, lots of Black and Caspian Terns, Green and Blue-winged Teal, Ruddy Ducks, 2