Chris,
   What age was your King Eider? Thanks.

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Bob Ringler 
Eldersburg MD 


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From: Chris Starling <> 

> Greetings, 
> 
> I sepnt the day in OC and had a chance to score some wonderful birds. As 
> well, I had even better secod hand reports of inlet arivals for today. At dawn 
> the inlet was rather quiet with nothing more then the expected birds around 
> (Red-breasted Merg, both Loons, Long-tailed, Surf and Black Scoter, and 
> Purple Sandpiper). Andy Markel (sp?) from PA reported an Iceland Gull at the 
> Inlet Bait Store and we both had Lesser Black-backeds on Skimmer's and the 
> resident Peregrin. The Eurasian Wigeon was a no-show at Eagle's Roost BUT, 
> according to a gentleman from DC a Razorbill and a male Harlequin presented 
> at the inlet ca. 11AM. 
> 
> Later in the day I scanned the inlet to find a flock of Eider about 50 yards off 
> the tip of the south jetty. This raft included 6 hen Eider sp., 7 drake Common 
> Eider and 1 drake KING EIDER!