Murres at Cotter Point, Beachcomer, February 07.

Common Murres

Looking over Northwest Bay from Madonna Point, a flock of 200 to 300 Common Murres was seen. In with the Murres was a possible Thick-billed Murre. They were observed again from Cotter's Point at Beachcomber looking towards the Ballenas Island. A large flock of Pacific Loons and Marbled Murrelets were swimming and diving near the Murres.
The following forty species made for a great morning of birding:
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Mallard
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Pelagic Cormorant
Bald Eagle
Mew Gull
Thayer's Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
Common Murre
Thick-billed Murre
Marbled Murrelet
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Northwestern Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
American Robin
Varied Thrush
European Starling
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
House Finch
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin