Posted by on December 06, 2015 at 23:43:27
I had never been there before, but I headed to the Newport Pier in Sunny Isles to see what the the winds blew in. I was delighted to find gannets (7 or so), two flocks of black scoters very close to the pier (one had 32 ducks and 17 in another a half hour or so later), and through my scope I spotted three jaegers flying close together. I couldn't differentiate whether they were pomarine or parasitic, but it was still pretty neat to see them from the pier. It doesn't look like anyone ever goes out there, but if in you're in the neighborhood it may be worth a look....