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Ocean salinity, currents and tidal action keep coastal waters open in the late fall and early spring, providing habitat for seabirds that rely on coastal waters or open ocean for food. An enclosed bay, estuary, and open ocean create habitat for migrating shorebirds and wintering marine ducks.


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	Bonaparte's Gull

	Brant

	Common Eider

	Common Loon

	Great Black-backed Gull

	Great Cormorant

	Herring Gull

	Ivory Gull

	Red-breasted Merganser

	Ring-billed Gull

	Surf Scoter

Brant	PHOTO: 1 2 3

Brant are small geese that winter in shallow estuaries like Plymouth Harbor. In winter, they feed heavily on submerged grasses, especially Eel Grass. Brant arrive at the Beach in fall and linger until late May, when they depart for the high Arctic. They are most common in Plymouth Harbor itself or off of the beach point.