No mysteries today during a relatively slow morning of birding in Cape Elizabeth. I began by seawatching at Dyer Point. I had hoped a few migrant waterfowl and Red-throated Loons might be taking flight in the strong southerly tailwind, but few were. A small number of Black Scoter and Common Eider were heading north, but it is impossible to know if these were migrants or just daily commuting to foraging areas. One Red-necked Grebe looked distinctly northbound, however. A single Black Guillemot was in near-complete breeding plumage just offshore. Without an easterly component to the wind, I had little hope of any pelagic species, but I did spot one Black-legged Kittiwake.

11 Brant grazed at Kettle Cove, and a 2nd cycle Iceland Gull slept on the rocks. The surf was crashing on the rocks at Two Lights State Park, so seaducks had moved farther offshore. One juvenile Northern Gannet made a close pass just offshore. The strawberry fields along Two Lights Road were devoid of birds (except for one loafing Herring Gull) today, likely because of the wind. Village Crossings was also rather quiet.