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Monday, May 1, Field Trip for the kids at Brickett Elementary School!

Yahoo, what a day! The power and majesty of the North Atlantic was on full display. The wind was howling, the waves were crashing and the gulls were crying. A sunburst through the clouds made the water glisten. We're so happy that Brickett made the decision to visit the outdoor classroom just ten minutes away from the school's front door.

The winds kept the sea birds on shore and we had some great sightings:
Herring Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Double-crested Comorant (including a nice flypast in "vee" formation)
American Black Duck
Common Eider
Long-tailed Duck (Note: These are rather elusive birds and today was the first time Jeff and I had seen so many together at one time. Very cool.)
All three species of the sea ducks known as Scoters were present; the Black, White-winged and Surf. This is also unusual.
The Osprey that nests in Lynn Harbor made a few flyovers just before the students arrived.
Present in the park were; European Starlings, House Sparrows, Mourning Doves, Common Grackles and Robins. There were also swallows present, either Bank Swallows or immature Tree Swallows. More to follow.

We hope everyone enjoyed the day as much as we did. Please pass our sincerest thanks to the parents and teachers that volunteered today. If there is any interest in doing this next year, we'd love to come back. In the meantime, stay safe and have a great summer.

All the best,
Jeff Nollet, Tom Cullinane and T.J. Cullinane
Friends of Lynn and Nahant Beach