The birding gods blessed us with perfect weather once again, but withheld the birds. I journeyed to Thomas Point early, but very few birds were present. I then spent a couple of hours at Sandy Point State Park, with the same result.
I don’t know much about duck behavior, but this seems odd to me.

These Long Tailed Ducks took off as I approached.

From this angle, the Surf Scoter seems to have a perpetual grin.

I don’t know the meaning of this behavior.

I wandered around Sandy Point for about 2-3 hours and this Downy Woodpecker was the only bird worth photographing.