{"id":33859,"date":"2016-12-26T19:14:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T00:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=33859"},"modified":"2016-12-26T19:16:30","modified_gmt":"2016-12-27T00:16:30","slug":"common-goldeneye-at-thomas-point-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=33859","title":{"rendered":"Common Goldeneye at Thomas Point."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhughvandervoort.com%2F%3Fp%3D33859&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>I managed only a short trip to Thomas Point on this gray morning as I had work to do. \u00a0A Common Eider was seen there a couple of days ago, so there were several birders looking hard, but it hadn&#8217;t been found when I left.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that there was a good variety of species, so it may be a better year than last year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33860\" style=\"width: 1702px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33860\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33860\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33860\" data-attachment-id=\"33860\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33860\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Loon-2016-113.jpg?fit=1692%2C1218&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1692,1218\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Common Loon 2016-113\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Two Common Loons flew by as I waited.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Loon-2016-113.jpg?fit=584%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33860\" title=\"Common Loon 2016-113\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Loon-2016-113.jpg?resize=584%2C420&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Common Loon 2016-113\" width=\"584\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Loon-2016-113.jpg?w=1692&amp;ssl=1 1692w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Loon-2016-113.jpg?resize=150%2C108&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Loon-2016-113.jpg?resize=768%2C553&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Loon-2016-113.jpg?resize=417%2C300&amp;ssl=1 417w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Loon-2016-113.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two Common Loons flew by as I waited.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33863\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33863\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33863\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33863\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bufflehead-2016-29.jpg?fit=1024%2C794&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,794\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bufflehead 2016-29\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bufflehead-2016-29.jpg?fit=584%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33863\" title=\"Bufflehead 2016-29\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bufflehead-2016-29.jpg?resize=584%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bufflehead 2016-29\" width=\"584\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bufflehead-2016-29.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bufflehead-2016-29.jpg?resize=150%2C116&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bufflehead-2016-29.jpg?resize=768%2C596&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bufflehead-2016-29.jpg?resize=387%2C300&amp;ssl=1 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33861\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33861\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33861\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33861\" data-attachment-id=\"33861\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33861\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bufflehead-2016-28.jpg?fit=1024%2C794&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,794\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bufflehead 2016-28\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Buffleheads continue to be the most common duck at the point.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bufflehead-2016-28.jpg?fit=584%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33861\" title=\"Bufflehead 2016-28\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bufflehead-2016-28.jpg?resize=584%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bufflehead 2016-28\" width=\"584\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bufflehead-2016-28.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bufflehead-2016-28.jpg?resize=150%2C116&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bufflehead-2016-28.jpg?resize=768%2C596&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bufflehead-2016-28.jpg?resize=387%2C300&amp;ssl=1 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buffleheads continue to be the most common duck at the point.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_33862\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33862\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33862\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33862\" data-attachment-id=\"33862\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33862\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-2016-18.jpg?fit=1024%2C746&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,746\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Red Breasted Merganser 2016-18\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Two Red Breasted Mergansers were feeding near shore.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-2016-18.jpg?fit=584%2C425&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33862\" title=\"Red Breasted Merganser 2016-18\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-2016-18.jpg?resize=584%2C425&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Red Breasted Merganser 2016-18\" width=\"584\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-2016-18.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-2016-18.jpg?resize=150%2C109&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-2016-18.jpg?resize=768%2C560&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Red-Breasted-Merganser-2016-18.jpg?resize=412%2C300&amp;ssl=1 412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two Red Breasted Mergansers were feeding near shore.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33864\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33864\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"33864\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33864\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Goldeneye-2016-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C810&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,810\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Common Goldeneye 2016-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Goldeneye-2016-2.jpg?fit=584%2C462&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33864\" title=\"Common Goldeneye 2016-2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Goldeneye-2016-2.jpg?resize=584%2C462&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Common Goldeneye 2016-2\" width=\"584\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Goldeneye-2016-2.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Goldeneye-2016-2.jpg?resize=150%2C119&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Goldeneye-2016-2.jpg?resize=768%2C608&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Goldeneye-2016-2.jpg?resize=379%2C300&amp;ssl=1 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33865\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33865\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33865\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33865\" data-attachment-id=\"33865\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?attachment_id=33865\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Goldeneye-2016-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C840&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,840\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Common Goldeneye 2016-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A flock of Common Goldeneyes was actively feeding.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Goldeneye-2016-1.jpg?fit=584%2C479&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33865\" title=\"Common Goldeneye 2016-1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Goldeneye-2016-1.jpg?resize=584%2C479&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Common Goldeneye 2016-1\" width=\"584\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Goldeneye-2016-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Goldeneye-2016-1.jpg?resize=150%2C123&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Goldeneye-2016-1.jpg?resize=768%2C630&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hughvandervoort.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Common-Goldeneye-2016-1.jpg?resize=366%2C300&amp;ssl=1 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A flock of Common Goldeneyes was actively feeding.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fhughvandervoort.com%2F%3Fp%3D33859&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I managed only a short trip to Thomas Point on this gray morning as I had work to do. \u00a0A Common Eider was seen there a couple of days ago, so there were several birders looking hard, but it hadn&#8217;t &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hughvandervoort.com\/?p=33859\">Continue reading 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