Of course this happened during the eBird outage. Loose bird circling and calling frequently around the College St., S Champlain St. intersection.
Found dead on La Jolla shores. Initial thought was a horned/eared grebe, but seems most likely to be an alcid?
Meet my strange alcid (??). Seen at Esquimalt Lagoon, south end of Ocean Boulevard, cruising by relatively close to shore toward the washrooms.
“Football” body shape of a murrelet but perhaps larger (see size vs Canada Goose in further pics). White markings towards rear flanks, and a white or white patterned bill. Very curious to hear any impressions?
In back.