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Hi all:
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A trip to Cherry Hill today shows that shorebird migration has started with=
a bang. First off=2C we have 8 piping plover chicks at the moment. Four =
will be able to fly within a week. Three hatched out last Monday and the f=
ourth 35 hours later. Of note=2C predator enclosers were not used this yea=
r and we lost 11 nests due to American crow predation. The most recent wit=
hin 5 days of hatching as of today. I will not say anything more about thi=
s as I did not have the time to be involved this year due to it being the l=
ast year of the atlas and I spent my time with other interests. =20
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Shorebirds at Cherry Hill today included: =20
Piping Plover 14
Sanderling 12
Whimbrel 1
Willet 48
Pectoral Sandpiper 1
Short-billed Dowitcher 20
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Semi-palmated Sandpiper 39
Semi-palmated Plover 20
Least Sandpiper 1
I also had two birds fly over=2C which I'm sure were red knots=2C but by th=
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time I got my binoculars on them I could only see them from behind.
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There was an interesting tern present. It was with common terns=2C but was=
a little smaller.
The head looked like that of a common tern as did the bill=2C but the bird =
was chunky. It had no tail and the wings were more rounded rather then poi=
nted. I'm at a loss.
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James R. Hirtle
Bayport
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Hi all:<BR>
 =3B<BR>
A trip to Cherry Hill today shows that shorebird migration has started with=
a bang. =3B First off=2C we have 8 piping plover chicks at the moment.=
 =3B Four will be able to fly within a week. =3B Three hatched out =
last Monday and the fourth 35 hours later. =3B Of note=2C predator encl=
osers were not used this year and we lost 11 nests due to American crow pre=
dation. =3B The most recent within 5 days of hatching as of today. =
=3B I will not say anything more about this as I did not have the time to b=
e involved this year due to it being the last year of the atlas and I spent=
my time with other interests. =3B <BR>
 =3B<BR>
Shorebirds at Cherry Hill today included: =3B <BR>
Piping Plover 14<BR>
Sanderling 12<BR>
Whimbrel 1<BR>
Willet 48<BR>
Pectoral Sandpiper 1<BR>
Short-billed Dowitcher 20<BR>
Greater Yellowlegs 3<BR>
Semi-palmated Sandpiper 39<BR>
Semi-palmated Plover 20<BR>
Least Sandpiper 1<BR>
I also had two birds fly over=2C which I'm sure were red knots=2C but by th=
e <BR>
time I got my binoculars on them I could only see them from behind.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
There was an interesting tern present. =3B It was with common terns=2C =
but was a little smaller.<BR>
The head looked like that of a common tern as did the bill=2C but the bird =
was chunky. =3B It had no tail and the wings were more rounded rather t=
hen pointed. =3B I'm at a loss.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Bayport<BR>
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