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Podilymbus podiceps
After walking on the beach, we came back to our chairs and there was this little bird sitting in the middle of the area we had staked out for the day. I went inside to look up a phone number for a bird rescue but it was gone when I returned.
Thank you lgCostaNut for the ID.
Looks like it's rare for it to be so near the salt water.