Northern Gannet. Photo by Judy Jones.Sixty-one birders enjoyed a beautiful morning on Sunday, February 3, motoring on the Bay Princess around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel islands and through surrounding waters. The group saw 45 species of birds, with great looks at northern gannet, long-tailed duck, all three scoters, and two peregrine falcons. The group was also treated to sights of humpback whales and harbor seals. Many thanks to the trip leader, Ellison Orcutt, and the eBird recorder for the trip, Andrew Rapp. Judy Jones kept her cameras busy during the trip, and two of her photos, of a gannet and of two long-tailed ducks, are adjacent to this story.
