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White-Winged Scoters At Coast Guard Beach On Cape Cod.

We could see a lot of birds out in the water at Coast Guard Beach, but it wasn’t until we got home and saw them on the computer that we realized they were White-winged Scoters. What a treat!

White-winged Scoters have a black body with a white eye patch and a white patch on the underside of its wings that you can see better when it flies. They can be seen on Cape Cod  and along the eastern coast during the winter. This is the first “winter” seabird that we’ve seen this season.

Have you ever seen a White-winged Scoter?

Pretty Pink Wildflower At The Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary On Cape Cod.

There are still a few wildflowers blooming on the trails on Cape Cod. I saw this delicate pink wildflower while hiking on the Bayview Trail at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.

I’ve looked and looked in my books and on the internet but can’t seem to identify it. Does anyone know what kind of wildflower this is?

So pretty and delicate, don’t you think?