Searching for Razorbill

Howdee all,

Before searching for Razorbill ..

make sure you wash the graffiti off your windows.

Its also a great way to make it rain.

 

Before searching for Razorbill..

Walk 2 miles stopping whenever you see a bird…

Sanderling..

Stop and take a photo

Or two

of the cute little Sanderlings romping around at the edge of the ocean..

Before searching for Razorbill…

Make sure you stop and say hello to the Ring-billed Gull

and take its photo as well..

Before searching for Razorbill…

Stop and watch the Ruddy Turnstone search for breakfast..

Before searching for Razorbill..

Walk down the jetty to the end..…

Stop to look at the thousands of shorebirds on the opposite jetty

and sigh because you can not get any closer..

Before searching for Razorbill

Check out the sides of the jetty for Bonaparte Gulls feasting..

Before searching for Razorbill

take another photo of a Bonaparte's Gull

When you are almost at the end of the jetty..

Begin searching for Razorbill.

Scan the area between both jettys..

You might find a few Razorbill..

We found 13

When we first spotted them they were straight out from the opposite jetty..

'just floating and resting..

We watched them for a good half hour ..

Then they started to move toward the jetty we were on.

North beach Jetty, Huntington Beach State Park, SC

They began feeding along the end of the jetty..

They sure could stay under water a long time..

With my little point and shoot..I was lucky to grab a photo before they would go under water again..

Razorbill

LIFE BIRD!!!

After searching and finding the Razorbill..

Do the Razorbill life bird shuffle..

(No photos included)

Then head back to the campground….

With Razorbill elation!

Razorbill

There have been many Razorbill sightings this winter..well south of what has been normal for them.

Read more by clicking on the links below..

A large auk of the northern Atlantic Ocean, the Razorbill can be found offshore in winter as far south as New Jersey, and occasionally Virginia.

Razorbills Invade Florida

Razorbill is an alcid of cold North Atlantic waters and rarely strays south of Cape Hatteras, NC, in the United States. The state of Florida previously had 14 records of this species, so last week when multiple Razorbills started appearing in Florida—including flocks of more than 20 birds—it was clear that something very odd was going on. This invasion has continued to strengthen, with some Razorbills turning up as far south as Miami and the Florida Keys, via ebird

 

10000 Birds~ The Razorbill Invasion of Florida

Great photos here~~Stokes Birding Blog~ Razorbills, Gulf Coast of FL on Sanibel & Captiva

Birding is Fun ~Flying Penguins, Dead Razorbills and the Big Birding Drama Unfolding in FL

 Nemesis Bird~ Washed-up Razorbill-Florida

 

Birds of the day

Feb 18, 2013
Huntington Beach SP--North Beach
Traveling
3 miles
180 Minutes
Observers: 2
All birds reported? Yes
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2 White-winged Scoter
7 Bufflehead
2 Red-breasted Merganser
6 Red-throated Loon
12 Common Loon
50 Horned Grebe
4 Northern Gannet
32 Double-crested Cormorant
10 Brown Pelican
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Great Egret
6 Semipalmated Plover
2 Willet
12 Ruddy Turnstone
24 Sanderling
1 Purple Sandpiper
32 Dunlin
45 Bonaparte's Gull
5 Ring-billed Gull
4 Herring Gull
1 Forster's Tern
13 Razorbill
35 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
3 Northern Cardinal